Regulatory Updates
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022 | Final date for Comment: 23 July 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Tetraniliprole.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06 and 02.08)Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)Dairy produce and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01 and 04.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Spices (HS code: 09.10)Cereals (HS codes: 10.05 and 10.06)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS code: 12.01)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.03, 02.06 and 02.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.03, 02.06 and 02.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Lubabegron.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02 and 02.06)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.02)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Lubabegron.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02 and 02.06)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.02)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022 | Final date for Comment: 23 July 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Picoxystrobin.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.05, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.07 and 10.08)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.05 and 12.07)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022 | Final date for Comment: 23 July 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Picoxystrobin.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.05, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.07 and 10.08)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.05 and 12.07)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug/feed additive: Bacitracin.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 24 May 2022
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug/feed additive: Bacitracin.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Notice of Amendment: Revision of Brimonidine on the Prescription Drug List (PDL)
Distribution date: 23 May 2022
The purpose of this Notice of Amendment is to notify that, as a result of a scientific review and public consultation, Health Canada added a qualifier to brimonidine on the Prescription Drug List to enable sale of certain non-prescription products. Both the human and veterinary parts of the Prescription Drug List have been revised. Health Canada has conducted a scientific review of brimonidine tartrate against a set of established and publicly available criteria outlined in section C.01.040.3 of the Food and Drug Regulations that led to this decision. The wording of the qualifier has not changed from that was proposed in the 1 September 2021 Notice of Consultation, notified to the WTO under G/TBT/N/CAN/653. This revision came into effect on 16 May 2022, i.e. six months from the date that the Notice of Intent to Amend was posted on the Health Canada website (2021-11-15), notified under G/TBT/N/CAN/653/Add.1.
Products Covered: Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human and veterinary use (ICS: 11.120.01; HS: 3004.90)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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