Molluscs Added to Formulants List
Order Amending the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern: SI/2024-44
Health Canada added molluscs to Part 2 of the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern, so molluscs present in registered pest-control products will be publicly identified (including concentration) rather than treated as confidential business information. The order was registered and came into force on 2024-09-25 and formalizes an allergen listing already reflected on labels for two bromethalin rodenticides.
- Published
- September 25, 2024
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- Order Amending the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- September 25, 2024
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
The Government of Canada made the Order Amending the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern: SI/2024-44 to add Molluscs to Part 2 of the national list. The order came into force on September 25, 2024 and means that molluscs listed in registered pest-control products will be publicly identified (including concentration information) rather than treated as confidential business information.
What it does#
- Adds Molluscs to Part 2 (“formulants that are allergens known to cause anaphylactic-type reactions”) of the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern.
- Notes that two rodenticide products registered in 2023 (with the active ingredient bromethalin) contain molluscs as a formulant and were already required to list molluscs on their labels. This Order formalizes that entry on the List.
- Confirms the change under the Pest Control Products Act and took effect on September 25, 2024.
Who's affected#
- Manufacturers and registrants of pest control products that use molluscs as a formulant (they must disclose it).
- Retailers and people who handle or sell these pest-control products.
- People with shellfish allergies and health professionals who advise them, because molluscs can cause severe allergic reactions.
- Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), which maintain and publish the List.
Why it matters#
- The change makes it clearer and easier for people with shellfish allergies to know when a pest-control product contains molluscs.
- It increases transparency: the identity and concentration of molluscs in registered products will be publicly available rather than kept as confidential business information.
- For manufacturers, it formalizes a labeling and disclosure expectation that was already imposed on the two named products.
- The update is narrow in scope: it adds a specific allergen category to an existing list and does not by itself ban or restrict products.
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Source: Canada Gazette