WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/126/Add.1
3 September 2003
(03-4591)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 29 August 2003, has been received from Canada.
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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regula tions (1227 - Prohibition of Certain Veterinary
Drugs)
Under the Canadian Food and Drug Regulations , all veterinary drugs must be approved by
Health Canada prior to their sale for administration to prevent and treat diseases as well as to promotegrowth in animals, including anim als used for the production of food.  During this approval process,
scientists in Health Canada review the toxicity data submitted by manufacturers, and assess the risks
and benefits of the resulting use of the drug.
Scientific data have raised concerns about the safety of residues found in food products from
animals treated with the 5-nitroimidazole class of veterinary drugs.  As a result of these findings,
these Regulations will establish prohibitions against the sale of this class of veterinary drugs foradministration to food producing animals, the sale of treated animals for food use and the sale of food
products derived from treated animals.  In addition, these amendments clarify and extend the current
regulatory prohibitions on the sale of diethylstilbestrol or other stilbenes for administration to food
producing animals.
The full text of this addendum (final rule) can be downloaded from:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2003/20030827/pdf/g2-13718.pdf  or requested from:
Canadian Enquiry Point
Standards Council of Canada200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6N7
Tel.: (613) 238-3222
Fax.: (613) 569-7808E-mail: info@scc.ca
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