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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is deciding whether to approve isocycloseram, a new insecticide. It would be used in cockroach gel bait for homes and businesses, and as a seed treatment to protect wheat, oats, barley, rye, and triticale from pests and diseases. The...
Why This Matters: Got cockroaches? This could mean a new option at your local hardware store. For farmers, it's another tool to protect grain crops from pests. The products would be used on cereals that end up in bread, beer, and animal feed.
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wanted to know if proposed limits for tebuconazole residue on food should be approved. Tebuconazole is a fungicide used on crops. The consultation asked whether the proposed maximum residue limits are acceptable for Canadian food...
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? Pesticide residue limits affect what's on your plate. These rules determine how much fungicide can legally remain on food you buy at the grocery store.
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is deciding whether to approve a new biological fungicide called Asperello T34 Biocontrol. It uses a naturally occurring fungus to fight plant diseases on potatoes, lettuce, strawberries, and raspberries. This is a biological...
Why This Matters: Eat potatoes, lettuce, strawberries, or raspberries? This decision affects how those crops are protected from disease. Biological fungicides like this one could mean fewer chemical pesticides on your food.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to tighten rules on dicamba, a weed killer that drifts to nearby fields and damages crops it wasn't meant to touch. The proposed changes would ban some uses on soybeans, expand buffer zones, and add temperature restrictions. Why...
Why This Matters: Live near a farm? This herbicide can drift onto your garden or nearby crops. Farmers growing non-resistant crops have seen their plants damaged by dicamba floating over from neighbouring fields. If you grow vegetables, fruit trees, or ornamental plants near agricultural land, these rules could...
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Environment & Climate
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada is deciding whether to approve fluoxapiprolin, a new fungicide sold as Xivana Prime. It would be used to fight late blight on potatoes and downy mildew on vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, and grapes. The consultation...
Why This Matters: Eat potatoes, salads, or grapes? This fungicide could end up on your food. Late blight devastated Irish potato crops in the 1840s—it's still a major threat to farmers today. New tools to fight it could mean more reliable harvests and stable prices at the grocery store.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to set new limits on how much fenazaquin pesticide residue can remain on food. Fenazaquin is used to control mites on crops. The consultation asked whether the proposed limits are safe for Canadians.
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? Pesticide residue limits affect what ends up on your plate. These rules determine how much chemical residue is considered safe in the food you buy at the grocery store.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada reviewed potassium bicarbonate, a pesticide used to fight powdery mildew and other fungal diseases on crops like vegetables, fruits, cannabis, and hemp. The verdict? It's safe to keep using when label directions are followed. One...
Why This Matters: Eat fruits or vegetables? This affects what's sprayed on them. The pesticide is used on everything from greenhouse tomatoes to field-grown cannabis. If you grow cannabis or hemp commercially, the new restrictions on when you can spray matter for your operation.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada wants to change how it regulates pest control devices—things like bug zappers, ultrasonic repellers, and UV light traps. Right now, these devices aren't regulated the same way as chemical pesticides. The government is asking whether...
Why This Matters: Got a bug zapper on your patio? Use an ultrasonic mouse repeller? These devices might face new rules. If you sell or manufacture pest control gadgets, this could change your business. Consumers could see clearer safety labels—or some products might disappear from shelves.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada reviewed cellulose rodenticides—pellets made from powdered corn cobs that kill rats and mice by disrupting their digestion. The verdict? These products are safe to keep selling, with minor label updates. They're considered a lower-risk...
Why This Matters: Got mice in your house or barn? These corn cob-based products are one of the safer options on the shelf. They're less toxic than conventional rat poisons, which matters if you have kids, pets, or wildlife nearby.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada asked whether to set new maximum residue limits for pendimethalin, a herbicide used on crops. These limits determine how much pesticide residue can legally remain on food sold in Canada. The consultation ran for 75 days and is now...
Why This Matters: Eat vegetables? This affects you. Pendimethalin is a common herbicide used on crops like lettuce and onions. The residue limits set here determine what's allowed on your plate. Parents and anyone concerned about food safety should take note.
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada asked whether to set a new maximum residue limit for ethalfluralin, a herbicide used on crops. This limit determines how much pesticide residue can legally remain on food sold in Canada. The consultation closed in May 2025.
Why This Matters: Eat vegetables? This affects you. Pesticide residue limits determine what's considered safe on the food you buy. If you're concerned about what's on your produce, this was your chance to weigh in.
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Agriculture & Food
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal)
Health Canada proposed increasing the allowed amount of a fungicide called benzovindiflupyr on lowbush blueberries. The limit would jump from 0.01 to 2.0 parts per million—a 200-fold increase. This change would let farmers spray closer to harvest...
Why This Matters: Eat blueberries? This affects what's on them when they reach your table. The fungicide has been used in Canada since 2015, but this change means more residue could be present at harvest. Health Canada says it's still safe, but you might have thoughts on that.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Agriculture & Food
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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.
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