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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/91
11 July 2000
(00-2831)
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:  Department of Health
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): Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:   Primisulfuron-methyl
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1215 – Primisulfuron-methyl)
5. Description of content: Under authority of the Pest Control Products Ac t, the Pest
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of He alth Canada, has approved an application
for the registration of the pest control product (pesticide) primisulfuron-methyl as a
herbicide for the control of quack grass, redroot pigweed and lamb’s-quarters in corn as apost-emergent treatment. This proposed regulatory amendment would establish Maximum
Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food and Drugs Act for residues of primisulfuron-
methyl resulting from this use in corn, in order to permit the sale of food containing these
residues. This proposed amendment would also establish MRLs in eggs, meat and meat by-
products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep and milk to cover residues in food
derived from animals fed with crops treated with primisulfuron-methyl.
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for
primisulfuron-methyl of 0.1 parts per milli on (p.p.m.) in eggs and meat and meat by-
products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep and 0.02 p.p.m. in corn and milk
would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public. These new MRLs harmonize with
those established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] 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:  There are no Codex MRLs established.  The
Canadian MRLs are harmonized with the US tolerances.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part 1, 1 July 2000 (Available in English and French)G/SPS/N/CAN/91
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.
11. Final date for comments:  30 August 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] 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:
Text is also available on the internet at:  http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/1-13427.pdf