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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/117
13 September 2001
(01-4300)
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:  Health Canada
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Metsulfuron-methyl (ICS: 65.100.20)  Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:           
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1134 – Metsulfuron-methyl) (pages 3316-3319)
5. Description of content: Under authority of the Pest Control Products Ac t, the Pest
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada has approved an application
for the registration of the pest control product (pesticide) metsulfuron-methyl as a herbicide
for the control of snowberry, wild rose and broadleaf weeds in pasture, rangeland rough turfand non-crop areas as a post-emergent treatment. This proposed regulatory amendment
would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food and Drugs Act for fat,
kidney, meat and meat by-products of cattle, goats and hogs, and milk to cover residues in
food derived from animals fed with crops treated with metsulfuron-methyl in order to
permit the sale of food containing these residues.
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for
metsulfuron-methyl, including its metabolite, of 0.5 parts per million (p.p.m.) in kidney of
cattle, goats and hogs; 0.1 p.p.m. in fat, meat and meat by-products of cattle, oats and hogs;
and 0.05 p.p.m. in milk would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The U.S. has established the same MRLs
(tolerances) for all above-listed commodities.  No CXLs have been recommended by Codex
for any commodity.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part I, 1 September 2001 (available in English and French)G/SPS/N/CAN/117
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated
11. Final date for comments:  31 October 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] 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:  the electronic
version http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-1353.pdf