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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CAN/3
23August 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2477)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofNational Health andWelfare
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Imidacloprid
65.100
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment totheFood
andDrug Regulations (pages 2541-2543)
5. Description ofcontent: Imidacloprid isaninsecticide withsystemic properties usedin
thecontrol ofColorado potato beetles, fleabeetles, aphids andother insect pests. A
request forregistration ofimidacloprid foruseonpotatoes hasbeenreceived. The
PestManagement Regulatory Agency (PMRA) ofHealth Canada hasbeenrequested to
establish aMaximum Residue Limit (MRL) tocover resultant residues ofimidacloprid,
including itsmetabolitites, inthiscrop.
Toensure public health andsafety, Health Canada establishes MRLs foragricultural
chemicals based onscientifically developed acceptable daily intakes (ADIs). Thesafety
assessment ofpesticide residues infoodisbased onthecritical review ofallscientific
dataavailable, calculating thetheoretical daily intake ofaresidue andcomparing thisto
theADIasdetermined byextensive testresults andtheapplication ofanappropriate
safety factor.
After thereview ofallavailable data, itisproposed toamend theFood andDrug
Regulations toestablish anMRL forimidacloprid inpotatoes at0.3ppm.
6. Objective andrationale: Protetion ofhuman health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,5August 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final date forcomments: 19October 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: