Order Amending the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern: SI/2020-44

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Number 13

Registration

SI/2020-44 June 24, 2020

PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT

The Minister of Health, pursuant to paragraph 43(5)(b) of the Pest Control Products Act footnote a, makes the annexed Order Amending the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern.

Ottawa, March 11, 2020

Patricia Hajdu
Minister of Health

Order Amending the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern

Amendments

1 The List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern footnote 1 is amended by adding the following before section 2:

2 Section 3 of the List is repealed.

3 Part 1 of the List is amended by deleting the following:

Column 1


Formulant Name

Column 2


CAS Registry Number

Adipic acid, bis(2–ethylhexyl) ester

Adipate de bis (2-éthylhexyle) de l’acide adipique

103-23-1

Coal-tar creosote

Créosote de houille

8001-58-9

Dimethyl formamide

Diméthylformamide

68-12-2

Dioctyl phthalate

Phtalate de dioctyle

117-84-0

Hydroquinone

Hydroquinone

123-31-9

Isophorone

Isophorone

78-59-1

Rhodamine B

Rhodamine B

81-88-9

4 Part 2 of the List is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Eggs

Œufs

5 Part 3 of the List is amended by deleting the following:

Column 1


Contaminant Name

Column 2


CAS Registry Number

Dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane (DDT)

Dichloro diphényl trichloroéthane (DDT)

50-29-3

6 Part 3 of the List is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Column 1


Contaminant Name

Column 2


CAS Registry Number

Carbon tetrachloride

Tétrachlorure de carbone

  

Lead and its compounds

Plomb et ses composés

  

Mercury and its compounds

Mercure et ses composés

  

Coming into Force

7. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

In 2005, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) established the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern (referred to hereafter as “the List”). In accordance with paragraph 43(5)(b) of the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA), the identity and concentration of a formulant or contaminant that appears on the List are not protected from disclosure in the way that confidential business information is otherwise protected under the PCPA. Consequently, the public is entitled to access such information.

The PMRA’s Regulatory Directive DIR2006-02, Formulants Policy and Implementation Guidance Document outlines how formulants of concern are identified. Meanwhile, contaminants of concern are identified as chemicals designated for reduction and/or elimination under an international treaty/convention that Canada has ratified or a Canadian government policy/risk management strategy. Additionally, a formulant or contaminant is only included on the List if it is found in pest control products that are currently registered in Canada. These criteria and the process for updating and maintaining the List are set out in Science Policy Note 2020-01.

Since the establishment of the List in 2005, the criteria for establishing the List have been updated to reflect current scientific knowledge and new convention/agreement/treaty commitments, allowing for more responsive regulation and enhanced protection of public health and the environment. Meanwhile, the formulants and contaminants that are present in registered pest control products have also changed.

This Order amends the List to reflect these changes by

The Order also clarifies that the List only pertains to formulants and contaminants that are in pest control products registered in Canada.