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22 August 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 22 August 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to Add a Maximum Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Rice-based Foods Intended 
Specifically for Infants and Young Children  
On 9 April 2021, Health Canada published a Proposal to Add a Maximum Level for Inorganic Arsenic 
in Rice -based Foods Intended Specifically for Infants and Young Children to the List of Contaminants 
and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods  (NOP/ADP C -2021-1) that was open for public comment 
for 75 days.  
No new scientific information was received during the consultation period. Therefore, Health Canada 
added a new maximum level of 0.1 ppm inorganic arsenic in rice -based foods intended specifically 
for infan ts and young children to Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances 
in Foods , effective 17 August 2022, as described in the information document.  
The purpose of this communication is to publicly announce the Department's decision in this regard 
and to provide the appropriate contact information for inquiries or for those wishing to submit new 
information relevant to Health Canada's scientific assessment.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
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  Text(s) available fr om: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The electronic version of: "Notice of Modification to Add a Maximum Level for Inorganic Arsenic in 
Rice-based Foods I ntended Specifically for Infants and Young Children" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -maximum -level-inorganic -arsenic -rice-based -foods -infants -young -
children/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -visant -ajouter -concentration -maximale -arsenic -inorganique -
aliments -base-riz-destines -nourrissons -jeunes -enfants/document.html  (French)  
 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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