Submission to the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC) by the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) January 2002 Comments on the Interim Report “Improving the Regulation of Genetically Modified Foods and Other Novel Foods in Canada” Prepared by
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Our comments on this CBAC interim report are based on nearly 20 years of research on biotechnology. The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) first began investigating biotechnology regulation in 1984, when we organized the first conference in Canada on environmental issues regarding biotechnology. At that time we identified the need for a comprehensive policy framework for the regulation of products of biotechnology. Since then we have participated in numerous conferences, workshops, and almost every government consultation concerning biotechnology. We have also published a number of documents dealing with biotechnology including Enabling Biotechnology; A Review of Biotechnology Regulation in Canada; a paper on the biosafety protocol; and the 1995 Citizen’s Guide to Biotechnology (now being updated for March 2002 release).
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founded in 1970 as the Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation. It is an independent, not-for profit, environmental law and policy research and education organization. Over the last 15 years, CIELAP has been involved extensively in environmental law and policy development related to biotechnology. In 1984, CIELAP organized the first conference in Canada on environmental law and policy is...
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