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Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Science Branch
Office of Biotechnology

CFIA's Biotechnology
Highlights Report
2001-2002

PREFACE

This report is a prototype--the first in a proposed series of reports on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) biotechnology-related activities. We hope that this document will evolve into successive reports that will provide readers with timely information about the CFIA's regulatory work in various areas of biotechnology.

P0300E-03
Catalogue Number: A101-1/2002
ISBN No. 0-662-67476-6

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRESIDENT'S FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ACRONYM LIST
INTRODUCTION
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA REPORT
Meeting safety needs
Meeting information needs
CANADIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CBAC)
ON-GOING EVOLUTION OF THE REGULATORY SYSTEM
Meeting safety needs
Meeting information needs
PLANT MOLECULAR FARMING
Meeting safety needs
Meeting information needs
CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
Meeting safety needs
Meeting our international responsibilities
Meeting information needs
STARLINK™ CORN
Meeting safety needs
Meeting information needs
LABELLING BIOTECHNOLOGY-DERIVED FOODS
Meeting safety needs
Meeting information needs
Meeting our international responsibilities
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AND CFIA DIALOGUE ON CONVENTIONAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CROPS
Meeting information needs
OTHER EXAMPLES OF MEETING INFORMATION NEEDS
Canadian Biotechnology Strategy
Governance mechanisms for biotechnology at the CFIA
OTHER EXAMPLES OF MEETING OUR INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Canada and United States 2001 Bilateral Agreement on Agricultural Biotechnology
Technical Exchange between CFIA and Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences in China
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)
CONCLUSION

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