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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/82
18 February 2000
(00-0610)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Medicated feed
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Regulations Respecting
the Making of Medicated Feed  (pages 386-399)
5. Description of content:  To enhance the manufacture and distribution of potent and safe
medicated feeds, the Regulations Respecting the Making of Medicated Feed propose to
establish a minimum set of mandatory process-control measures (commonly termed "Good
Manufacturing Practices" or "GMPs") that are to be implemented by manufacturers of
medicated feeds for food animals or food-producing animals in Canada.  Examples of suchcontrol measures include the keeping of specific production and distribution records and
drug inventories, documentation and adherence to equipment testing, maintenance and clean
out procedures, production controls and product-notification and recall procedures in the
event that errors are identified.  These regulations are to apply to both commercial and non-
commercial manufacturing operations who wish to manufacture any kind of medicated feed
on their premises.  Medicated feed manufacturers will have to implement process controls
and demonstrate the ability to use drugs sources in an orderly and safe manner beforeinspection and licensing of their establishment by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
can take place.  Once licensed, operators of medicated feed-manufacturing establishments
will be able to purchase and use feed-additive drugs or medicated feeds for the preparation
of other medicated feeds.  Without a license, feed manufacturers will only be able to
manufacture unmedicated feeds or purchase and use finished medicated feeds not requiredto be further mixed prior to feeding to livestock.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part I, 5 February 2000 (Available in English and French)G/SPS/N/CAN/82
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.
11. Final date for comments:  5 April 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           