date:Aug 16, 2013
als, the environment and human handling.
Health Canada is responsible for assessing the safety of all new foods, including those derived from biotechnology.
Protecting Canada's plants and animals
The CFIA works with Canada's importers and producers of fish, plants and animals, helping to protect these commodities from diseases and pests. Animal diseases can wipe out entire herds while an infestation of something as small as a beetle or fungus can destroy our forests or crops.
Agrologists, bio