G/SPS/N/CAN/1396/Add.1  
 
13 September 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 September 2021, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Feeds Regulations, 2022  
Feed and livestock production sectors in Canada and abroad have evolved considerably since the last 
comprehensive review of the Feeds Regulations , 1983, operating in an environment influenced by 
several changing factors such as: nutritional awareness, feed  manufacturing and distribution, 
globalization of trade, recognition that feed is an integral component that underpins food production, 
heightened consumer awareness of food safety, and emergence of new pathogens and disease agents 
(e.g., bovine spongiform  encephalopathy).  
The proposed amendments would repeal and replace the Feeds Regulations, 1983  and are required 
to establish a feed regulatory framework that includes hazard analysis, preventive controls, 
traceability, increased record -keeping requirements , and licensing. These changes would better align 
with international regulatory frameworks and best practices. This would enable the Canadian Food 
Inspection Agency (CFIA) and regulated sectors to better understand and manage risks that livestock 
feeds pos e to animal health, human health and the environment, reflect international standards and 
keep up with industry innovation, science and technology.  
The proposed amendments include:  
− Using incorporating by reference (IbR) for most compositional and safety st andards. The IbR 
documents would be adjusted from time to time to reflect any changes made to the compositional 
and safety standards. These IbR documents include a list of single ingredient feeds, medicating 
ingredients, and non -feed products allowed to be  used in feed; nutrient guarantees and conditions 
allowed on livestock feed labels, maximum nutrient values in feed, maximum weed seeds in feed 
maximum contaminant levels in feed; list of permissible claims allowed on livestock feed labels; 
and list of pre scribed deleterious substances;  
− Expanding the scope of livestock species;  
− Establishing general and safety standards;  
− Increasing regulatory alignment with trading partners ; 
− Establishing preventive control plans;  
− Labelling requirements;  
− New traceability and record -keeping requirements;  
− Reduce burden through single ingredient feed approval and product registration assessment and 
processes;  
− Licensing requirements.  
The consultation period has been extended until 15 October 2021.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1396/Add.1  
 
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  This addendum concerns a:  
[X] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] 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 pro posed 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 circul ation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2021  
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 the regulatory texts can be found at:  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-12/html/reg1 -eng.html  (English)  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/20 21-06-12/html/reg1 -fra.html  (French)  
 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
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