interim marketing authorization to increase the use of calcium disodium edta and the use of disodium edta in various standardized canned products available in english and french 2 pages . health canada has received submissions to increase the maximum level of use of calcium disodium edta from 130 p.p.m. to 365 p.p.m. and the maximum level of use of disodium edta from 150 p.p.m. to 165 p.p.m. in various standardized canned products where already permitted and to extend their use to other standardized products with the exception of canned green beans canned wax beans and canned peas. these specific standardized products that must comply with standards b.11.002 and or b.11.040 and or b.11.041 are as follows adzuki beans baked beans brown beans black beans black turtle beans black-eyed peas dried green peas fava beans including extra large fava beans flageolet beans garbanzo beans chick peas golden beans great northern beans italian beans lentils lima beans butter beans including small and large lupinis marrow beans mixed beans including three-bean blend six-bean blend curry chick pea salad fava and chick pea mix mexican salad mixed bean salad mung beans navy beans white pea beans pigeon peas pink beans pinto beans red kidney beans including light red and dark red romano beans small red beans mexican red beans swedish brown beans white kidney beans and yellow-eye peas. evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of the increased maximum levels of use of calcium disodium edta and disodium edta in these standardized canned products. the use of calcium disodium edta and disodium edta in the applications indicated above will benefit consumers through the availability of the quality canned products named above with improved shelf life stability and appearance. this use will also benefit the industry by facilitating the manufacture of these canned products. therefore it is the intention of health canada to recommend that the food and drug regulations be amended to permit the use of calcium disodium edta to a maximum level of 365 p.p.m. or disodium edta to a maximum level of 165 p.p.m. as a sequestering agent in the standardized canned products listed above. as a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system an interim marketing authorization ima is being issued to permit the immediate use of calcium disodium edta and disodium edta as indicated above while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the regulations. a revision to this notification will be published at the start of the amendment process and members will be given the opportunity at that time to submit comments on this proposed measure