OUR FOCUS ISSUES

Pesticides

Pesticides are designed to kill. They are sprayed on lawns, growing crops, fields, and roadsides, and also on Canadian forests, and get into our food. We work to ensure they are assessed properly before being applied to food.

Gene Editing

Genetic engineering (GE) is a technique applied to food (and other living organisms) whereby the gene structure of the food is modified or edited in a way that would not occur in nature. We work with a view to ensure gene edited foods are safe.

Drug Products

Drugs products are substances used to diagnose, treat, mitigate or prevent disease or disorder in people; to restore or modify organic functions of people; or disinfect food premises. We work with a view to ensure they are safe.

Latest Articles & News

The Tables Have Turned on Glyphosate for Health Canada

                                                Photo by Kalyan Sak on Unsplash Health Canada’s Glyphosate Conclusion On Cancer Untenable A review article by Williams, Kroes Munroe was used by Health Canada to buttress its conclusion that glyphosate […]
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Mad Dog Case on Glyphosate: PMRA Refuses Action on New Science

Health Canada dismisses significance of new science, including forest studies, leaving Safe Food Matters to consider further action.   Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has decided to not take any steps regarding the registration of glyphosate, even after the Court ordered it to look at new science. Safe Food Matters is reviewing PMRA’s […]
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Ramazzini Results Require PMRA Response: Glyphosate & Products Cause Cancer

PMRA previously dismissed cancer evidence, but a recent Federal Court win means PMRA should respond to this new science in August 2025.
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New Report Shows Repeat Spraying of BC and New Brunswick Forests, Contrary to Federal Approval

New Report Shows Repeat Spraying of BC and New Brunswick Forests, Contrary to Federal Approval Raising risks to Indigenous people, others who eat forest food   TORONTO, March 28, 2025  — A new report shows pesticides are sprayed on Canadian forests up to 7 times in the forestry cycle, not just once – as assumed in Health […]
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Our Mission

To promote the health of Canadians by upholding the administration of laws concerning the assessment of the safety of food and drug products.

The focus of our work is in the legal and regulatory arena. Our president, Mary Lou McDonald, is a trained lawyer with almost three decades of experience, and our board has experience in business and activism.