WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CAN/26
30April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1860)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Health Canada
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): cyhalothrin-
lambda
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment totheFood
andDrug Regulations (1040) (pages 1248-1250)
5. Description ofcontent:
ThePestManagement Regulatory Agency ofHealth Canada hasreceived anapplication
fortheregistration oftheinsecticide cyhalothrin-lambda foruseonavariety offood
crops. Health Canada hasalsobeenrequested toestablish Maximum Residue Limits
(MRLs) tocover residues ofcyhalothrin-lambda inbroccoli, cabbage, sunflower oil
andsunflower seeds resulting from thisuse. Inaddition, Health Canada hasbeen
requested toestablish MRLs forfoods imported intoCanada, aswellasmilk, andthe
meatofcattle, goats, hogs, horses andsheep thatfeedoncrops containing residues of
cyhalothrin-lambda.
After thereview ofallavailable data, itisproposed toamend theFood andDrug
Regulations toestablish MRLs forcyhalothrin-lambda inheadlettuce at2.0ppm, in
milkat1.0ppm, inbroccoli andcabbage at0.4ppm, insunflower oilat0.3ppmand
insunflower seeds andthemeatofcattle, goats, hogs, horses andsheep at0.2ppm.
Anyresidues ofcyhalothrin-lambda inother foods willbecovered bythegeneral limit
of0.1ppmspecified insubsection B.15.002(1) oftheFood andDrug Regulations.
6. Objective andrationale: protection ofhuman health
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7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
Aninternational standard exists forcabbage. Aninternational standard doesnotexist
forheadlettuce, milk, broccoli, sunflower oil,sunflower seeds, meatofcattle, goats,
hogs, horses andsheep.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Canada Gazette, PartI,
19April 1997
9. Proposed date ofadoption: notstated
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: notstated
11. Final date forcomments: 3July1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: