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Accueil Publications Consultations 2002 Consultation - Janv. 2002 - Page HTMLCe document est présenté dans la langue dans laquelle il a été fourni par l'auteur ou la source
January 17, 2002Dear Sir/Madam: In August 2001, following national consultations, the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC) released an Interim Report entitled, Improving the Regulation of Genetically Modified Foods and Other Novel Foods in Canada. The report contains six broad recommendations and 24 specific recommendations that relate to the regulation of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods and other novel foods. At that time, the Committee invited stakeholders and the general public to provide input on the draft recommendations, in order to inform CBAC’s final report to the Government on 31 March, 2002. To this end, the committee set a comment period ending 31 January 2002 to receive input on any aspect of the Interim Report, with special emphasis on the draft recommendations. I am writing to remind you of this 31 January deadline, and, if you have not already done so, to encourage you to provide CBAC with input. For your convenience, the committee’s interim recommendations are summarized below. (The full report may be downloaded from the CBAC website.) Comments may be sent directly to our website, or by telephone, mail or fax. I appreciate your attention to this matter, and look forward to receiving your reply. Yours sincerely,
Dr. A. Naimark, Chair
Summary of Interim RecommendationsGood Governance1. Structure, Organization and Operation of the Federal Food Regulatory SystemCBAC recommends that the federal government enhance the structure, organization and operation of the federal food regulatory system for GM and other novel foods. It should adopt a series of measures to further systematize and integrate its different regulatory bodies, and to clarify the separation of governments regulatory role from its promotional activities. We also recommend that an assessment be undertaken to determine whether it would be advantageous to apply this recommendation more widely to the entire Food Safety System.
2. Evaluation of Long-term Health and Environmental ImpactsCBAC recommends that the federal government launch a significant effort related to the monitoring of long-term health and environmental impacts associated with GM and other novel foods.
3. TransparencyCBAC recommends that the federal government become more effective and transparent in communicating all features of the GM and other novel food regulatory system, including the scientific basis for regulatory decisions related to human and environmental health and safety.
4. Information and Informed ChoiceCBAC recommends that the government put in place mechanisms to help Canadians make informed choices about the foods they consume. The government should allocate new and additional resources for providing Canadians with a centralized service for accurate and comprehensive information on GM and other novel foods, the food regulatory system, and food standards and regulations. The government should also ensure the development of an approach to labelling foods regarding genetic modification that, combined with the information service, is effective in helping Canadians make informed food choices.
5. Environmental StewardshipCBAC recommends that the government strengthen its environmental stewardship over GM foods, other novel foods and the organisms from which foods are derived. A comprehensive national research program related to long-term impacts, improved environmental assessments of regulated products and the use of conservative standards of safety as the basis for product approvals is needed.
6. Other Social and Ethical considerations related to GM FoodsCBAC will continue to consider the health and environmental safety, ethical, social, economic and broader societal considerations that influence people’s acceptability of different kinds of GM foods. Attention will be focussed on developing methods to enable meaningful dialogue on these factors and to better identify the criteria and values at play in people’s evaluation of specific foods. |
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