G/SPS/N/CAN/1091  
 
16 February 2017  
(17-0930) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  YNOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited  with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh and frozen raw ground beef products 
(ICS Code:  67.120.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations  
(Food Irradiation) . Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 14 
6. Description of content: The proposed amendments would e nable regulations that 
allow, but not require, the beef industry to use irradiation as an additional tool to 
improve the safety of its products. Like all other irradiated foods, irradiated ground beef 
would need to be clearly labelled as such.  
7. Objectiv e and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the stand ard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1091  
 
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  9. Other relevant doc uments and language(s) in which these are available:  
 General Standard for Irradiated Foods (CODEX STAN 106 -1983, REV.1 -2003, 
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/sh -
proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252
Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCODEX%2BSTAN%2B106 -1983%252FCXS_106e.pdf )  
 Code of Practice for Radiation Processing of Food (CAC/RCP 19 -1979, 
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/sh -
proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252
Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCAC%2BRCP%2B19 -1979%252FCXP_019e.pdf ) 
 Canada Gazette , Part I, 18 June 2016  
(available in English and Fr ench)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not stated.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : These Regulations come into force on the day on whic h they are 
published in the Canada Gazette , Part II.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle c omments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax numb er and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -06-18/htm l/reg2 -eng.php  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -06-18/html/reg2 -fra.php  (French)