Reversal of CFIA decision on gene edited seed is needed!

Reversal of CFIA decision on gene edited seed is needed!
This article was originally published by the National Farmers Union – May 13, 2023

On May 3, 2023 Agriculture Minister Bibeau approved the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulatory guidance on gene-edited genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) plants and seed, making many of these products exempt from regulation. Instead, it lets private companies decide if their own products are safe for the environment — and put them on the market without revealing they are gene-edited.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister should reverse the decision reversed, and mandatory, independent safety assessments and mandatory reporting to government for all genetically engineered seeds and crops is needed.

NFU’s action tool is HERE for sending an instant letter to Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food at marie-claude.bibeau@parl.gc.ca, with copies to the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, and the Opposition parties’ agriculture critics. The letter can be edited …Read More