WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/139/Add.1
3 December 2002
(02-6644)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 21 November 2002, has been received from Canada.
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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug  Regulations (1310 - Sulfosulfuron)
Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act , the Pest Management Regulatory Agency
(PMRA), of Health Canada, has approved an application for the registration of the pest control
product (pesticide) sulfosulfuron as a herbicide for the control of a variety of grassy and broadleafweeds in wheat as a post-emergent treatment.  This regulatory amendment will establish a Maximum
Residue Limit (MRL) under the Food and Drugs Act for residues of sulfosulfuron and its metabolites
resulting from this use in wheat, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that an MRL for
sulfosulfuron, including its metabolites, of 0.02 parts per million (p.p.m) in wheat would not pose an
unacceptable health risk to the public. This new MRL harmonizes with the one established by theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency.
The full text of this addendum (final rule) can be downloaded from:
http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part2/pdf/g2-13624.pdf  or requested from:
Canadian Enquiry Point
Standards Council of Canada
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6N7Tel.:  (613) 238-3222
Fax.:  (613) 569-7808
E-mail:  info@scc.ca
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