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Re-evaluation Note: Label Guidance for Use of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)

2 June 2006
ISBN: 0-662-43462-5 (0-662-43463-3)
Cat. No.: H113-5/2006-7E (H113-5/2006-7E-PDF)
(REV2006-07)

To obtain an electronic copy of the document, Re-evaluation Note: Label Guidance for Use of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA), please contact publications@hc-sc.gc.ca.

Should you require further information please contact the Pest Management Information Service.

Summary

In April 2002, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) announced in Re-evaluation Note REV2002-03, Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA), that the registrants of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) wood preservative products had agreed to make a transition away from the use of CCA in treated wood destined for the non-industrial market by 31 December 2003. The same agreement was reached in the United States between the registrants of CCA products and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Canadian registrants for all CCA products amended their product labels to implement that decision. All labels are undergoing a second revision to indicate more clearly the permitted uses of CCA.

The purpose of this document is to supplement the product labels with additional guidance for the treated wood industry and other interested stakeholders regarding the permitted uses of CCA for treatment of wood for industrial use.

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