Canada's Chemicals Management Plan: Disperse Orange 5 Subject to SNAc

As noted in an earlier posting (August 31), the Canadian government determined to make Disperse Orange 5 subject to the SNAc (Significant New Activity) provisions of CEPA. Yesterday, the federal government published its formal Order implementing that determination in the Canada Gazette. Currently, Disperse Orange 5 is not being manufactured or imported into Canada in excess of 100 kg annually, so it is deemed to be not in commerce. Should circumstances surrounding the manufacture or import of Disperse Orange 5 change, the substance will be required to undergo a risk assessment. Disperse Orange 5 was assessed in Batch 5 of the Canadian Government's Chemical Management Plan.