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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/109
16 May 2001
(01-2519)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Kresoxim-methyl
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1222-Kresoxim-methyl) (pages 1593-1596)
5. Description of content:  Under authority of the Pest Control Products Ac t, the Pest
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health Canada, has approved an application
for the registration of the pest control product (pesticide) kresoxim-methyl as a fungicide for
the control of apple scab and powdery mildew in apples for pre-harvest management.  This
proposed regulatory amendment would establ ish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under
the Food and Drugs Act for residues of kresoxim-methyl and its metabolites resulting from
this use in apples and apple juice, and in imported grapes, pecans and raisins, in order to
permit the sale of food containing these residues.  This proposed amendment would also
establish MRLs in meat and meat by-products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep; and
milk to cover residues in food derived from animals fed with crops treated with kresoxim-
methyl.
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for kresoxim-
methyl, including its metabolites, of 1.5 parts per million (ppm) in raisins, 1 ppm in grapes,
0.5 ppm in apples, 0.15 ppm in apple juice and pecans, 0.03 ppm in meat and meat by-
products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep, and 0.004 ppm in milk would not pose an
unacceptable health risk to the public.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guidelin e or recommendation exists, give the
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations: There are no Codex MRLs
established. The following Canadian MRLs are harmonized with the US tolerances:
apples 0.5 ppma
grapes 1.0 ppmG/SPS/N/CAN/109
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raisins 1.5 ppm
pecans 0.15 ppm
(a) The United States has set a tolerance of 0.5 ppm on pome fruit.
The following Canadian MRLs are not  harmonized with the US tolerancesb;
apple juice 0.15 ppmmeat, meat by-products 0.03 ppm
milk 0.004 ppm
(b) The United States has not set tolerances on apple juice and milk.
Deviations include:
The United States has set a tolerance of 1.0 ppm on apple pomace. Canada does not set MRLs
on livestock feed items.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: :   Canada Gazette,
Part 1, 5 May, 2001 (Available in English and French)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.
11. Final date for comments:  4 July 2001
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Text also available on the internet at: http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-13518.pdf