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Committee on  Sanitary  and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English/French
 NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following  communication, received on , is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of 
Canada.
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Notice of Modification to Lower  the Maximum Levels of Lead in Concentrated Infant Formula  and 
Infant Formula When Ready-to-Serve  in Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating 
Substances in Foods – Reference Number:  NOM/ADM C-2020-2
On 5 June 2019, Health Canada  published a Proposal  to Lower the Maximum Levels  of Lead in 
Concentrated Infant Formula and Infant Formula When Ready-to-Serve  in the List of Contaminants 
and Other  Adulterating Substances in Foods [NOP/ADP  C-2019-1]  that was open to the public for 
comments for 75 days.
 
A summary of the comments received during the consultation period and Health  Canada's 
responses are available in the information document. No new scientific information was received. 
Therefore, Health Canada lowered the maximum  levels for lead in infant  formula, effective  3 July 
2020, by modifying Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods  
as described in the information document.
 
The purpose  of this communication  is to publically announce the Department's decision in this 
regard and to provide  the appropriate contact  information  for any inquiries  or for those wishing to 
submit any  new information  relevant  to Health Canada's  scientific  assessment.
This addendum concerns a:
[ ] Modification of final date for comments
[X] Notification of adoption,  publication  or entry  into force of  regulation
[ ] Modification of content  and/or scope  of previously notified draft regulation
[ ] Withdrawal  of proposed regulation
[ ] Change  in proposed date of  adoption, publication or date  of entry into force
[ ] Other: 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends  the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline  for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least  60 calendar days.  Under 
other circumstances,  such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment  period provided in  the addendum may vary.)
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
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 Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body:
 
Text(s) available from:  [ ] National  Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and  e-mail address (if available) of other body:
The electronic version of: “Notice of modification to lower the maximum  levels for lead in 
concentrated infant formula and infant formula when ready-to-serve in the List of contaminants 
and other  adulterating substances in foods - Reference Number: NOM/ADM-C-2020-2 ” is available 
through:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/public-involvement-
partnerships/notice-modification-lower-maximum-levels-lead-concentrated-infant-formula-ready-
to-serve.html (English)
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/aliments-nutrition/participation-public-
partenariats/avis-modification-baisser-concentrations-maximales-plomb-preparations-nourrissons-
concentrees-pretes-servir.html (French)
or requested from:
Canada's Notification  Authority  and Enquiry Point
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division
Global Affairs Canada
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2
Canada
Tel: +(343) 203 4273
Fax: +(613) 943 0346
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca 
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