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.

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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.

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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.

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Latest Articles & News

New Glyphosate studies find risks with “on-label” preharvest use

BySFM.2024-09-05
Legal limits are exceeded even when spray labels are followed.
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Conclusion of the Transformation Agenda: Nothing Transformed

BySFM.2024-08-10
On August 4, 2021, Health Canada announced: it was pausing proposed increases to pesticide Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs), including for glyphosate the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) would receive $42 million over three years “to further strengthen its human and environmental health and safety oversight and protection”- the Transformation Agenda.   Three years later, and […]
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Forest Spraying 3: Forest Fires

BySFM.2024-06-20
Glyphosate is the main pesticide being sprayed on Canadian forests, and it increases the risk of forest fires. 2023 Forest Fires The 2023 forest fires in Canada were devastating and destructive.  Almost 19 million hectares of forest were burned – markedly more than the previous average of 2.5 million hectares. Hundreds of fires exceeded 10,000 […]
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FOREST SPRAYING 2: UNSAFE FOOD

BySFM.2024-05-14
Glyphosate is the main pesticide being sprayed on Canadian forests. Spraying is a big a problem: for people who forage, including First Nations for forest animals for hunters People who forage People who forage for forest plants are at risk.  Two recent studies show that glyphosate persists in forest plants for years, including in wild […]
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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.

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