Risk management action milestones: Batch 12

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The chemical substance listed below is from Batch 12 of the Challenge, and this substance has met the criteria of section 64(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The table below compiles the proposed risk management actions for health and environment. For the complete wording of these proposed actions, please refer to the risk management approach listed in the summary of Batch 12 substances and publications. An updated summary of Chemical Management Plan (CMP) risk management instruments is available on the CMP risk management actions table.

Batch 12

CAS RN 53-19-0
Common name: Mitotane
Authority Risk management actions Most recent milestone
CEPA 1999 Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions. An order amending the Domestic Substances List was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on July 21, 2021.
CEPA 1999 Virtual elimination Will not be implemented because of mitotane's use as a therapeutic cancer drug. For information on mitotane and therapeutic drugs, please visit the Drug and health products web page.

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