 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/165/Add.1 
9 December 2003 
 (03-6500) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 5 December 2003, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1151 - S-metolachlor)
 
 
 This regulatory amendment will establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food 
and Drugs Act  for residues of S-metolachlor and its metabolites resulting from this use in apples, 
apricots, cherries, corn, dry beans,  lima beans, peaches/ nectarines,  pears, peas, plums, potatoes, 
rutabagas, snap beans, soybeans,  sugar beets and tomatoes, in order to permit the sale of food 
containing these residues.  This amendment will also establish MRLs in eggs; kidney of cattle; liver of 
cattle and poultry; meat of cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep; and m ilk to cover residues in food 
derived from animals fed with crops treated with S-metolachlor. 
After the review of all available data, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has 
determined that MRLs for S-metolachlor, includin g its metabolites, of 0.3 parts per million (ppm) in 
dry beans, lima beans, peas and snap beans, 0.2 ppm in kidney of cattle, potatoes and soybeans, 
0.1 ppm in apples, apricots, cherries, corn, peaches/ nectarines, pears, plums, rutabagas, sugar beets 
and tomatoes, 0.05 ppm in liver of cattle and poul try and 0.02 ppm in eggs; meat of cattle, goats, 
hogs, poultry and sheep; and milk would not po se an unacceptable health risk to the public. 
 
Canadian Enquiry Point Standards Council of Canada 200-270 Albert Street 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1P 6N7 Tel:  (613) 238-3222 Fax:  (613) 569-7808 E-mail:  info@scc.ca 
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