. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/218 
12 October 2004 
 (04-4268) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Department of 
Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Kaolin (ICS: 65.100.10, 67.040) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  not 
stated  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to 
the Food and Drug Regulations (1386 — Kaolin) (available in English and French;  pages 
2736-2738) 
6. Description of content:   
Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act , the Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada has approve d an application for the registration of the 
pest control product (pesticide) kaolin as an insecticide for the control of a variety of 
insects on numerous crops.  All pest control pr oducts that are registered for food uses under 
the Pest Control Products Act  are considered agricultural chemicals under the Food and 
Drugs Act  and are subject to its provisions regarding residues in food.  Under the Food and 
Drugs Act , it is prohibited to sell food containing residues of agricultural chemicals at a 
level greater than the general Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) of 0.1 parts per million (p.p.m.), as specified in subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations , unless a 
higher MRL has been established in the Regula tions or the agricultural chemical has been 
exempted from subsection B.15.002(1) by lis ting it in subsection B.15.002(2).  This 
proposed regulatory amendment would list kao lin in subsection B.15.002(2), in order to 
permit the sale of food containing these residues.  
After the review of all available information,  the PMRA has determined that the proposed 
domestic use of kaolin on a variety of crops  will not pose a risk to any segment of the 
population, including infants, children, adults and seniors when food is subjected to the 
normal process of washing or peeling, and cooking for human consumption.  
Therefore, it is proposed to amend the Food and Drug Regulations  to include kaolin in the 
exemption provisions specified under subsection B.15.002(2). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, Part 
I, 2 October 2004 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  16 December 2004 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20041002/pdf/g1-13840.pdf