How Were the Guidelines on Labelling of Novel Foods Derived Through Genetic Engineering Developed?
The current federal position on labelling foods derived from genetic modification was developed based upon the outcomes of three public consultations which started in 1993. These consultations include the workshop on Regulation Agricultural Products of Biotechnology, November 1993, and the Technical Workshop on the Labelling of Novel Foods Derived Through Genetic Engineering, November 1994. The public consultation process considered the views of a wide range of stakeholders including industry and industry associations, consumer groups and the federal and provincial governments. At the Technical Workshop held in 1994, nutritionists, academics, consumer and environmental groups, producers and government representatives recommended that unless there was a potential health and/or safety concern or significant nutritional or compositional changes, the fact that the process of genetic engineering was utilized need not be identified on the label.
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