G/SPS/N/CAN/1250/Add.1  
 
29 June 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 24 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to Add Maximum Levels for Inorganic Arsenic in Polished (White) and Husked 
(Brown) Rice to Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods  - 
Reference Number: NOM/ADM C -2020-1 
On 14 June 2019, Health Ca nada published a Proposal to Add Maximum Levels of Inorganic Arsenic 
in Polished (White) and Husked (Brown) Rice to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating 
Substances in Foods  - Reference Number: NOP/ADP C -2019-2 that was open to the public for 
comments for 75 days.  
No new scientific information was received during the consultation period. Therefore, Health Canada 
added two new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in polished (white) and husked (brown) rice, 
respectively, to Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Othe r Adulterating Substances in Foods , 
effective 5 June 2020, 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.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 0/SPS/CAN/20_3872_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_3872_00_e.pdf  
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, pub lication 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 addend um to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1250/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] 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 Add Maximum Levels for Inorganic Arsenic in 
Polished (White) and Husk ed (Brown) Rice to Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating 
Substances in Foods  - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -C-2020-1" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -maximum -levels -inorganic -arsenic.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -concentrations -maximales -arsenic -inorganique.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: + (343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: E -mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
 
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