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Treated Articles Policy

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Treated articles are generally used for a product or material which is treated with a pesticide or biocide for a particular purpose, such as protecting the article or exerting certain desired effects. An ‘antimicrobial treated article’ refers to a product or material to which an antimicrobial preservative has been intentionally incorporated or applied to prevent degradation or damage to products or materials from micro-organisms (e.g. to inhibit bacterial growth). These include antimicrobial preservatives in water-based paints, certain plastic products, and wood construction or masonry materials. These preservatives used to treat products are regulated under the Pest Control Products Act. Only registered pesticides are permitted for manufacture, import, sale and use in Canada. For antimicrobial treated articles, the registration requirement is limited to the pesticide itself, the actual preservative. Antimicrobial ‘treated’ articles or products are not required to be registered as long as certain conditions are met such as any preservative contained within the product is registered, in accordance with approved uses and limited to prevention of degradation from microorganisms. The view on treated articles and how they are to be registered in future is being evaluated within the context of existing Canadian legislation.

Before any pesticide can be registered in Canada, it must be reviewed and approved for use by the PMRA

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Publish Date Title Timeline Action Due Date
2023/06/22 PMRA Communicates Next Steps toward a Sustainable Approach to Pesticides Management in Canada Member Attention Required N/A
2023/05/29 CPCA’s Annual Conference Presentation Decks Informational N/A
2022/05/12 PMRA Transformation Steering Committee (TSC) on Targeted Review of the PCPA Held Second Meeting on April 28th CPCA CAWG experts and PMRA sub-committee members are highly encouraged to share their views on the Discussion Document and the Targeted Review Initiative with CPCA as soon as possible prior to June 16, 2022. Member Action Required 2022/06/20
2022/05/11 ACA Alert – EPA Publishes Proposed Interim Decisions (PIDs) for 3 Common Biocides: Propiconazole, Folpet, and Diuron The proposed interim decisions were published on April 28, 2022 for a 60-day public comment period ending on June 27. Member Attention Required N/A
2022/05/06 CPCA Regulatory Summary May 6, 2022 Informational N/A
2022/02/22 Upcoming Triple COP (Conference of Parties) Meeting – (Stockholm Convention, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention) to Take Place June 6-17, 2022 Additional written comments and questions can be submitted by March 18, 2022 Member Attention Required N/A
2022/02/22 CEPE Highlights Threat to the Availability of Paint Preservatives in the EU Member Attention Required N/A
2022/02/10 PMRA is Establishing a Science Advisory Committee on Pest Control Products: CPCA Seeking to Identify a Candidate for the Sector Nominations must be received by March 11, 2022. Member Action Required 2022/03/08
2021/10/25 US EPA Proposes to Amend the National Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings Comments must be received by November 16 Informational N/A
2021/06/29 Stakeholder Notice on the Use of Flame-Retardant Chemicals in Certain Consumer Products in Canada Informational N/A
2021/05/21 PPE in Canada: Standards and Guidelines to Know Member Attention Required N/A
2021/04/27 Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Surface Coating Materials Regulations Under CCPSA Comments can be submitted directly to Health Canada or CPCA prior to the July 3, 2021 deadline. These Regulations will come into force on the 180th day after the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Member Action Required 2021/07/03
2021/03/29 Re-evaluation and Special Review: Interim Label Statement Informational N/A
2021/03/29 PMRA to Update Pesticide Product Information Database (PPID), Label Search, and MRL Database in April 2021 Informational N/A
2021/03/29 PMRA Clarifies Tank Mix Partners Label Statements Informational N/A
2021/03/18 Final Order 2020-87-21-01 Addresses 19 DSL Substances Associated with Pesticidal Uses This order came into force on February 25, 2021 Member Attention Required N/A
2021/03/12 PMRA Publishes Q&A Document Clarifying Frequently Asked Question on Treated Articles Member Attention Required N/A
2021/02/24 PMRA Publishes What Was Heard Report on Proposed Integrated Approach to Pesticide Evaluation No concrete timelines for next steps were given in the What Was Heard report but PMRA states that engagement will continue as they plan to launch a multi-year program renewal project to update pesticide regulatory process in Canada. Member Attention Required N/A
2021/02/12 PMRA Confirmed Aligning with the EU on Its Decision to Prohibit Use of Chlorothalonil in Agricultural/Turf products Informational N/A
2021/02/05 Government Updates Regulatory Plan 2020-2022 as of February, 2021 These are new regulations or amendments expected to be proposed or finalized in the Canada Gazette between now and 2022. Member Attention Required N/A
2021/01/18 ACA and Other Trade Bodies Slam ‘Overly Conservative’ Isothiazolinones Draft Review Informational N/A
2021/01/13 Pre-consultation on Proposed Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Regulations Informational N/A
2021/01/11 PMRA Facilitates Stakeholder Access to Its Monthly Registration Directorate Bulletin Informational N/A
2021/01/11 PMRA Working on Pesticide Label Improvement Initiatives Informational N/A
2021/01/11 PMRA’s Publication of Pesticide Program Renewal Coming Up in 2021 Informational N/A
2020/12/15 Feedback on Any Proposed Regulations in Canada Gazette Part I to be Collected Through a New Online Consultation Platform Informational N/A
2020/12/11 ACA Revised Its Guidance Evaluation of Biocides and Treated Articles Restrictions Due to the OIT Ban Now Being Overturned in Canada Informational N/A
2020/12/10 PMRA Pre-Consults on Proposed Amendment to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Applications and Imports) Informational N/A
2020/12/04 CMIT/MIT Revised Label Rates Now Available Member Attention Required N/A
2020/11/17 PMRA Launches Pre-Consultation – Proposed Amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (Applications and Imports) Informational N/A
2020/11/16 US EPA Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides Include DBNPA Informational N/A
2020/11/12 PCPR Amendment to Include Exemption of Treated Articles from PMRA Registration Proposed in Canada Gazette I in 2021 The proposed amendment to the Pest Control Products Regulations is expected to be published in the Canada Gazette I in 2021. Member Attention Required N/A
2020/11/10 Reminder: Final Special Review Decision Regarding the Cancellation of All Uses of Pentachlorophenol and Its Associated End-use Products in Canada Expected in 2021 Member Attention Required N/A
2020/10/30 US EPA Consults on Its Registration Review Draft Risk Assessment of Sodium Omadine (CAS RN 3811-73-2) Member Attention Required N/A
2020/10/09 ACA Product Stewardship Committee Surveyed Members on First/Second Handlers Workplace Exposure & Warns About EPA Proposed Cancellation of DBNPA (CAS RN 10222-01-2) Member Attention Required N/A
2020/09/15 German Survey Confirms Narrowing Choice of In-can Preservatives Affects Building Trade, Furniture Construction, Packaging and Printing Inks Industry, and DIY Market Informational N/A
2020/09/08 PMRA Provides a 60-day Extension to the Consultation on the Proposed Decisions for Six Paint Preservatives Member Action Required 2020/12/06
2020/07/24 PMRA Confirms Status of Non-PMRA Registered Biocides Present in Mixtures with No Intended Biocidal Effect Member Attention Required N/A
2020/07/17 PMRA Publishes Proposed Re-evaluation Decisions for Six Paint & Coatings Preservatives The 90-day consultation and comment period end on October 7, 2020 Member Action Required 2020/12/04
2020/07/16 PMRA Proposes Cancellation of the Uses of Folpet (CAS# 133-07-3) and Ziram (CAS# 137-30-4) as Preservatives in Paint and Coatings Member Action Required 2020/12/04
2020/07/16 PMRA Published Proposed Re-evaluation Decision for Chlorothalonil Uses as a Paint Preservative Member Action Required 2020/12/04
2020/07/16 PRMA Proposed Re-evaluation Decision for Sodium Omadine as a Material Preservative in CASE Products Member Action Required N/A
2020/07/16 PRMA Proposed Decision for Special Review for Building Material (Adhesive) Preservative Diodofon Member Action Required 2020/12/04
2020/07/16 PMRA Proposed Decision on the Use of Dazomet as a Material Preservative in Paint and Coatings Member Action Required 2020/12/07
2020/07/14 U.S. EPA Proposing Antimicrobial Re-evaluations for Isothiazolinones, Carbendazim, OPP and DBNPA While PMRA Publishes Re-evaluation Results of the Paint Cluster Analysis Member Action Required 2020/08/10
2020/07/13 PMRA Proposes Reduced Rates for Paint Preservative Dazomet and Its Cancellation of Use in Paper Coatings Member Action Required 2020/10/08
2020/07/09 PMRA Finally Publishes Its Proposed Decisions for the Cluster Analysis of Six Paint Preservatives Informational N/A
2020/07/08 PMRA Answers Industry Questions on Virucidal Claims of Paint and Treated Articles in Canada Member Attention Required N/A
2020/07/02 CPCA and ACA Propose Terms of Reference of a New Coatings and Adhesives Expert Working Group on Biocides to PMRA Informational N/A
2020/07/02 Final Order Amends the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern Informational N/A
2020/06/16 CPCA/ACA Joint Submission: I. Need for Federal Agencies to Urgently Resolve North American Paint Biocides Misalignment Issues Member Attention Required N/A
2020/05/16 CPCA/ACA Joint Submission: Need for Federal Agencies to Urgently Resolve North American Paint Biocides Misalignment Issues Informational N/A
2020/04/16 CPCA Bulletin: Paint and Coatings Declared Essential Service by the Federal Government Member Attention Required N/A
2020/04/09 Canadian Paint & Coatings Industry Market Update Member Attention Required N/A
2020/04/06 CPCA Bulletin: Essential Workplaces Updated by the Ontario Government Member Attention Required N/A
2020/04/06 CPCA Bulletin: CPCA Members Engage in Best Practices to Sustain Ongoing Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Member Attention Required N/A
2020/04/03 CPCA Bulletin: Ontario Government Updates List of Essential Workplaces Member Attention Required N/A
2020/04/02 CPCA Bulletin: Government Details on Wage Subsidy Program for Businesses Informational N/A
2020/03/31 Federal & Provincial Government Support & Programs for Business Related to COVID-19 The following information will be updated as CPCA follows the ongoing changes and decisions being made across Canada at the Federal and Provincial levels to support businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Member Attention Required N/A
2020/03/26 CPCA Bulletin: ONTARIO ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS Member Attention Required N/A
2020/03/24 CPCA Bulletin: List of Essential Services In Canada’s Two Largest Provinces Informational N/A
2020/03/23 Federal Government Support for Industry During COVID-19 Member Action Required 2020/04/03
2020/03/10 The EU-funded MultiFlex Project Develops an Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Ship Coatings Also Applicable as an Alternative to Aircraft, Automotive, and Electronic Coatings Member Attention Required N/A
2020/02/24 Questionnaire on Treated Articles and Material Preservatives that CPCA Members Would like to See Registered in Canada Member Attention Required N/A
2019/11/25 CPCA Submission: Issue to Address Concerns with the Export of Treated Articles Using Non-PMRA Registered Preservatives Informational N/A
2019/11/15 ICG to Discuss Possible PMRA Policy Changes Regarding NSN Filing for Active Biocide Substances in December 2019 Informational N/A
2019/09/16 PMRA Publishes Information Note on Determining Study Acceptability for Use in Pesticide Risk Assessments Informational N/A
2019/05/29 CPCA 106th Annual Conference & AGM Presentation Decks Informational N/A
2019/05/06 PMRA Answers CPCA’s Inquiry on Lack of Alternatives for OIT and BIT Shortage Informational N/A
2019/05/06 CPCA Inquires PMRA Sector Lead and Team of Risk Assessors About Potential Relief for OIT, CMIT/MIT and BIT Shortage Informational N/A
2019/03/11 CPCA Comments to the Regulatory Proposal PRO2018-02 for Amendments Regarding Pest Control Devices Informational N/A
2019/03/08 CPCA Submission: Responding to PMRA’s Post-Market Pesticide Program Review Informational N/A
2018/12/20 PMRA Information Note – Registration of Pesticide Treated Articles in Canada This information note on antimicrobial treated articles provides guidance to manufacturers, distributors and importers of pesticide treated articles that are sold and used in Canada. Its primary purpose is to explain the Canadian regulatory requirements. It will provide a link to the list of registered antimicrobials in Canada and a link to a guidance document on acceptable label claims for treated articles. The final note to be published at the end of Dec or the first part of 2019.. Informational N/A
2018/12/18 PMRA information bulletin-Acceptable Labelling Claims for Treated Articles December 2018 This draft document provides guidance on acceptable labelling claims for antimicrobial treated articles in Canada. This document still needs to be finalized. Informational N/A
2018/11/16 CPCA Compilation of Member Feedback Regarding Treated Articles CPCA met with Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) officials in winter 2018, who asked for CPCA member feedback on a special introductory communication on treated articles in preparation. CPCA sent a qualitative questionnaire to members and returned the compilation to PMRA. Informational N/A
2018/11/14 CPCA Compliance Oversight Informational N/A
2018/08/22 CPCA Bulletin: Review of PMRA’s Information Note on Treated Articles CPCA bulletin on Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) information note to be published later in 2018 or in the first part of 2019. The PMRA Policy Division of Health Canada had sought the CPCA committee members’ views on the development of an information note on treated articles Informational N/A
2018/08/03 US EPA Backgrounder: Consumer Products Treated with Pesticides Background document on treated article regulations in the United States Informational N/A
2018/07/30 PMRA Draft List of Registered Pesticides and Treated Articles in Canada PMRA draft document sent to CPCA for comment listing the registered pesticides and registered products in Canada Informational N/A
2018/05/03 Regulatory Impact Report for Businesses Using Biocides in Europe Report from ChemicalWatch on the regulatory impact on biocides use in Europe Informational N/A
2018/02/25 IPPIC Research Paper – Biocides in Paint: Beneficial Uses and Established Safeguards A research paper prepared by IPPIC establishing the global industry position on the use of biocides as in-can and dry film preservatives in architectural coatings Informational N/A
2017/09/21 Pest Control Products Act This Health Canada’s Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) text including last amendment as of Sept. 2017 Informational N/A
2017/01/03 Biocide Information Ltd Report on Biocides in Antifouling Coatings Global summary and market report on biocides used in antifouling coatings prepared by Biocides Information Ltd. Informational N/A
2015/03/10 Market Basket Study of Volatile Organic Compound Content and Emissions for Flat and Non-flat Interior Paints Interior Air Quality report prepared by Berkley Analytical for the American Coatings Association Informational N/A
2015/02/09 Article: Treated Article vs. Public Health Claims Blog article explaining the important distinction between treated articles and public health claims. Informational N/A
2014/03/03 Article in happi.com online magazine – Critical Elements Of Household Product Preservation Article addressing the necessity for biocides content in consumer products. Informational N/A
2013/02/10 Chemical Article – Legal Spotlight: treated articles and the BPR Chemical Watch article on new provisions under the Biocides Products Regulations by Jean-Philippe Montfort, REACH team head, and Hadjira Mezaiti, scientific adviser, Mayer Brown Europe-Brussels Informational N/A
2013/01/03 Research Paper: Biocide-treated Consumer Products Markets – Policies – Risks German research document on pesticide treated consumer products Informational N/A
2001/03/03 Regulatory Directive- PMRA Guidelines for the Registration of Microbial Pest Control Agents and Products Informational N/A