SAFE FOOD MATTERS SUES AGAIN ON GLYPHOSATE

November 2, 2022.  Safe Food Matters Inc. has launched its second lawsuit against Health Canada over its 2017 re-registration of glyphosate. It claims Health Canada, through the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, acted unreasonably and unfairly when on September 29, 2022 it rejected the group’s objections for the second time.

Safe Food Matters initially sued PMRA in 2019, lost in federal court, then appealed.  The appeal was successful and on February 2, 2022, the Federal Court of Appeal directed PMRA to reconsider the objections, and to follow the Guidance of the Court when doing so.

The Court issued the Guidance to avoid the …Read More