Health Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have now released the second progress report in relation to the recommendations of the Royal Society Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology.

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This second progress report provides detailed technical information regarding key milestones achieved for each of the different actions identified in either the action plan or the first progress report. It is the second of several progress reports that will be provided to demonstrate the work being done to address the recommendations of the Royal Society Expert Panel.


The progress report can be found on Health Canada’s website at www.hc-sc.gc.ca under Latest Headlines.

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