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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada reviewed pydiflumetofen, a fungicide sprayed on fruits, vegetables, and grains to prevent disease. After a special safety review, they're proposing to keep it on the market with some new safety rules. The review looked at whether it...
Why This Matters: This fungicide is used on food you eat—fruits, vegetables, and grains. If you care about what chemicals end up on your plate, this decision matters. Farmers and greenhouse growers also rely on it to protect crops from disease.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to raise the allowed amount of flonicamid—an insecticide—on several foods you might eat. We're talking bok choy, watercress, leaf lettuce, mint, sweet corn, blueberries, and fresh herbs. Some limits would triple. The government...
Why This Matters: Eat salads? Make smoothies with blueberries? Cook with fresh herbs? This decision affects how much pesticide residue is allowed on foods you buy at the grocery store. The limits on some items would jump significantly—dried mint leaves, for example, would go from 7 to 40 parts per million.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to increase how much spinosad pesticide residue is allowed on cranberries. The limit would jump from 0.01 parts per million to 0.7 ppm—a 70-fold increase. Spinosad is an insecticide already used on various fruits and vegetables...
Why This Matters: Eat cranberries or drink cranberry juice? This affects what's on your food. The proposed limit is 70 times higher than the current one. If you're concerned about pesticide exposure—especially for kids or during pregnancy—this decision matters.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to approve four new insecticide products containing spidoxamat. These would be used on apples, pears, cherries, peaches, grapes, and tree nuts like walnuts and pecans. The products target specific pests on these crops. You have...
Why This Matters: Eat apples, cherries, grapes, or nuts? This insecticide could end up on your food. Health Canada says it's safe at proposed levels, but you can weigh in before the final decision. Farmers growing these crops would get a new pest control option.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to set new limits on how much pyrethrin pesticide residue can remain on food. Pyrethrins are natural insecticides derived from chrysanthemum flowers, commonly used on fruits, vegetables, and grains. The agency is asking whether...
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? These limits affect what's allowed on your food. Pyrethrins are considered safer than synthetic pesticides, but residue limits still matter for what ends up on your plate. Farmers and food producers also need to know what standards they'll have to meet.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is considering whether to approve a new product that uses clove leaf oil to stop potatoes from sprouting during storage. The product, called DECCO 070 EC, would be used by potato storage facilities to extend shelf life. Clove oil is a...
Why This Matters: Eat potatoes? This affects how they're stored before reaching your grocery store. The product could reduce food waste by keeping potatoes fresh longer. It's a plant-based alternative to synthetic sprout inhibitors currently used on stored potatoes.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wanted to know if a new pesticide called cyclobutrifluram should be allowed on food at certain levels. This chemical is used to protect crops from pests. The consultation asked whether the proposed residue limits are safe for Canadians.
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? This affects what's allowed on your food. Pesticide residue limits determine how much of a chemical can legally remain on crops you buy at the grocery store. Parents feeding kids, anyone with health concerns, or people who just want to know what's in their food should care.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is deciding whether to approve metamitron, a chemical that helps apple and pear growers thin their fruit. Thinning removes excess fruit so the remaining ones grow larger and better. The consultation period has now closed.
Why This Matters: Eat apples or pears? This chemical could end up on fruit you buy. Farmers say it helps produce better fruit with less manual labour. Health Canada reviewed the safety data—now they're deciding if it meets Canadian standards.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is deciding whether to approve several fly trap products for home and recreational use. These traps use natural attractants like rotten egg solids, yeast, and sugar to lure flies. The products would be sold under names like Reusable...
Why This Matters: Dealing with flies at your backyard barbecue or campsite? These traps could soon be on store shelves. They use natural ingredients rather than chemical pesticides, which might appeal to families with kids or pets.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wanted to know if proposed limits for cyantraniliprole residue on food were acceptable. Cyantraniliprole is an insecticide used on crops. The consultation asked whether the proposed maximum residue limits protect Canadians while...
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? Pesticide residue limits affect what's on your plate. These rules determine how much insecticide can legally remain on food you buy at the grocery store. Parents feeding kids, anyone concerned about food safety—this decision shapes what's considered safe.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada asked whether to change the maximum amount of chlorantraniliprole pesticide allowed on food. This insecticide is used on crops, and the government wanted to update how much residue can legally remain on produce you buy.
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? Pesticide residue limits affect what's on your plate. These rules determine how much chemical residue is considered safe on the food you feed your family.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to update its rules for approving pesticides during pest emergencies. When a serious infestation hits and existing tools can't handle it, farmers and others can request emergency access to pesticides not normally available. This...
Why This Matters: Ever wonder what happens when a new pest threatens crops and there's no approved treatment? This process determines how quickly farmers can access emergency pesticides. It affects food supply and prices when infestations strike.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is deciding whether to approve a new biological pesticide called Flg22-Bt peptide. It's designed to protect soybean and wheat crops from Fusarium fungal diseases. Unlike traditional chemical pesticides, this is a peptide-based...
Why This Matters: Eat bread or tofu? This affects how those crops are grown. Fusarium diseases can devastate wheat and soybean harvests, driving up food prices. A new biological treatment could mean fewer chemical pesticides in our food system.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
Closed
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada asked whether to set a maximum residue limit for florylpicoxamid, a fungicide used on crops. This limit determines how much pesticide residue can legally remain on food sold in Canada. The consultation is now closed.
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? This affects what's allowed on your food. Pesticide residue limits set the safety bar for what ends up on grocery store shelves. Farmers and food importers also need to know these rules.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
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Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (ON)
Ontario wants to let farms install bigger septic systems so they can house more seasonal workers on-site. Right now, farms are limited to systems that serve about 40 workers. The proposal would raise that limit to serve up to 200 workers per farm...
Why This Matters: Ontario farms rely on 30,000 seasonal workers each year to grow and harvest fruits and vegetables. Many of these workers need housing on the farm itself. If you live near a farm, this could mean more septic systems in your area. If you get water from a private well, the new setback rules are...
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to set a maximum residue limit for ethiprole, a pesticide used on crops. This limit determines how much pesticide residue can legally remain on food sold in Canada. The agency is asking for public input before making a final...
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? This affects what's allowed on your food. Pesticide residue limits determine how much chemical residue can legally remain on produce you buy at the grocery store. Parents, farmers, and anyone concerned about food safety should pay attention.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety