Proposal to transfer Health Canada's maximum level for total glycoalkaloids (TGA) in potato tubers (fresh weight) to the regulatory List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods

The List of Maximum Levels for Various Chemical Contaminants in Foods specifies an ML of 200 parts per million (ppm) total glycoalkaloids in potato tubers (fresh weight), with total glycoalkaloids specified as being the sum of alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine. These two glycoalkaloids are estimated to comprise approximately 95% of the total glycoalkaloid (TGA) content of potatoes.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:31 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:31 (UTC)
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open_canada_collection	publication
open_canada_date_published	2017-08-02 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["teneur maximale", "glycoalcaloïdes dans les tubercules de pomme de terre", "TGA", "contaminants dans les aliments", "substances adultérantes", "LM de 200 parties par million"], "en": ["maximum level", "glycoalkaloids in potato-tubers", "TGA", "contaminants in foods", "adulterating substances", "ML of 200 parts per million"]}
open_canada_subject	["health_and_safety"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Proposition de Santé Canada visant à transférer la concentration maximale des glyco-alcaloïdes totaux (GAT) dans les tubercules de pomme de terre (poids frais) à la Liste des contaminants et des autres substances adultérantes dans les aliments
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