Canada Quietly Passes Law To Sell Cloned Meat Without Labeling Or Review

“The government quietly changing the definition of a novel food, means that unless it’s labeled…

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Faux meat is not going away and is primed to make its way onto Canadian grocery store shelves; and they will not have distinctive labeling that differentiates it from the real and the fake.

According to the official policy change on Health Canada’s website:

Health Canada has worked with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to gather and evaluate scientific evidence about the safety of SCNT cattle and swine clones. This work resulted in the development of the Scientific Opinion on the Impact of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Cloning of Cattle and Swine on Food and Feed Safety, Animal Health and the Environment (2023). The scientific opinion is based on the availability of data.

After a review of all available information, the scientific opinion concludes that foods derived from healthy cattle and swine clones and their offspring are as safe as foods from traditionally bred animals…