Action Plan of the Government of Canada

In response to the Royal Society of Canada's Expert Panel Report titled: "Elements of Precaution: Recommendations for the Regulation of Food Biotechnology in Canada"

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Table of Contents

• A. Introduction and Background
• B. Action Plan Summary
• C. Action Plan

Tables

• Substantial Equivalence
• Use of Precaution
• Transparency and Increasing Public Confidence
• Potential Human Health Impacts
• Environmental Safety and GM-Plants (Plants with novel traits)
• GM-Animals (including fish) and GM-Feeds
• Other Recommendations