Focus - Agriculture: Canada Turns to Grain Genome Editing

8/31/2023, 8:09:42 AM

Highlights: In Canada, the government announced in May the relaxation of the rules governing these new agricultural techniques. No need for prior authorization or labelling of future seeds, unlike traditional GMOs. The reform will revolutionize agriculture but it also worries the organic sector, which sees it as the end of food traceability and a threat to organic certification. The government announced the easing of rules on genome editing in Canada in May. The changes are expected to come into effect in 2015, and will be rolled out across the country.

Sweet broccoli? Cherries without stones? Apples that don't turn brown? With genome editing, almost anything seems possible. In Canada, the government announced in May the easing of...

Sweet broccoli? Cherries without stones? Apples that don't turn brown? With genome editing, almost anything seems possible. In Canada, the government announced in May the relaxation of the rules governing these new agricultural techniques. No need for prior authorization or labelling of future seeds, unlike traditional GMOs. The reform will revolutionize agriculture but it also worries the organic sector, which sees it as the end of food traceability and a threat to organic certification.