The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use recommended the extrapolation of the MRLs for lufenuron from salmonidae to other fin fish species.

(2.2) Despite paragraph (2)(a), a non-ambulatory animal may be transported for veterinary treatment or diagnosis on the advice of a veterinarian.

The CVMA respectfully suggests that the Minister of Justice consider the introduction of such veterinary immunity as a matter ancillary to the criminal law power in this bill, or alternately, that she indicate her support at the provincial level for the introduction of such a provision into the veterinary regulatory legislation in the provinces.

The federal-territorial-provincial veterinary epidemiological association, in February 2004, recommended the premises identification registry as the cornerstone of a traceability system for Canada.

Therefore, we recommend that Bill C-28 be rejected in its entirety; that the minister terminate the use of interim marketing authority and return to performing his legal duties under the Food and Drugs Act; that the Minister of Health acknowledge the inconsistency between the Government of Canada's so-called smart regulation initiatives and its stated objectives of bringing Canada's health protection regulations in line with trade and investment policy, and his statutory duty in the Food and Drugs Act, which is to protect Canadians from health hazards and fraud; and finally, our fourth recommendation, that the health committee examine ...[+++] the circumstances surrounding the firing of the three Health Canada scientists from the veterinary drugs directorate immediately prior to the drafting of this proposed legislation and after they refused to issue MRLs for known carcinogens (1650) The Canadian Health Coalition is of the view that the current public inquiry into corruption in the sponsorship program will pale in comparison to what a public inquiry into Health Canada's regulatory approval system for therapeutic products, food additives, chemicals, pesticides, and veterinary drugs would bring to light.

This volume contains the Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs and other recommendations adopted by the Twentieth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission based on the advice of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods.