A national biodiversity group says Canada needs to keep genetically engineered animals out of the wild.
Jalene Anderson-Baron, co-founder of Future Fields, said in a written statement in response to questions from The Canadian Press that the process balances the need to identify potential risks against the need to allow new innovations.
It’s up to the public to produce evidence there is a risk, without any access to the company’s data, within 30 days.“Imagine if there was a highway or pipeline proposal and there was two paragraphs for an environment assessment, and it’s entirely voluntary, and up to the proponent,” said Butler. Canada has authorized 17 versions of GloFish using a relatively new, voluntary public consultation process.
The voluntary review process used for the EntoEngine and GloFish began in 2018, a year after the House environment committee made 87 recommendations to update CEPA.Article content In its submission to the Senate in June, the Assembly of First Nations said the assessment process for genetically modified animals is “deeply flawed.”Article content
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