Biotechnology-Derived Animals
The Government of Canada regulates biotechnology-derived animals and products that come from those animals. In Canada, animal products of biotechnology are subject to the same rigorous safety assessments as other products derived through biotechnology.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for establishing animal health standards and augmenting regulatory controls for the development of biotechnology-derived animals. The current mandate of the CFIA is to evaluate the assisted reproductive technologies used in livestock production for example animal cloning, transgenic animal production or other genetic manipulations) with a focus on animal health and welfare.
To date, no biotechnology-derived animals have been approved for release into the Canadian environment or for food.
The term « biotechnology-derived animal » is an extension of the definition of biotechnology. This term may include, but is not limited to, the following categories of animals
Genetically engineered or modified animals in which genetic material has been added, deleted, silenced or altered to influence expression of genes and traits. Clones of animals derived by nuclear transfer from embryonic and somatic cells. Chimeric animals that have received transplanted cells from another animal. Interspecies hybrids produced by any method. - Animals derived by in vitro cultivation such as maturation or manipulation of embryos.
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