Consultation on benzoic acid and Microban Additive GS, Proposed Registration Decision PRD2025-18
Notice to the reader:
The online consultation is now closed.
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), pursuant to subsection 28(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of Ascera X-TA and Microban Additive GS belonging to Microban Canada Inc., containing the technical grade active ingredient benzoic acid, for use as a material preservative to inhibit the growth of bacteria, mould, mildew, fungus and yeast in products with household, institutional, and industrial uses including non-food contact polymers and plastics, textiles, paints, industrial maintenance coatings, and hygroscopic inorganic, cellulose materials.
How to get involved
This consultation is open for comment from 16 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 (30 calendar days). Open the “Consultation Summary” to access the document.
If you would like to comment, see the Pest Management Regulatory Agency Publications Section page for contact information. Please be sure to include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.
Health Canada will consider any written comments received from the public that are directly related to this proposed decision, such as comments directed to the science evaluation, in response to PRD2025-18 up to 30 days from the date of publication of this document (by 15 January 2026) before making a final decision on the proposed registration for benzoic acid and Microban Additive GS.
If more time is required to provide comments, a request for an extension of an additional 15 days can be made. Your request must be submitted in writing to the PMRA’s Publications Section within the 30-day consultation period.
Reporting to Canadians
Health Canada will make the results of this consultation available on this website. Once the decision for benzoic acid and Microban Additive GS is finalized, the PMRA will post a Registration Decision on the Pesticides and Pest Management Reports and Publications portion of Canada.ca.
If you have any questions, contact the Pest Management Information Service.
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