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Novel Food Information – Glyphosate tolerant Corn – HCEM485 Health Canada has notified Stine Seed Farm, Inc. that it has no objection to the food use of corn expressing a version of corn 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase to confer tolerance to glyphosate herbicide. The…

Novel Food Information - Reduced Lignin Alfalfa KK179 Health Canada has notified Monsanto Canada Inc. and Forage Genetics International (hereafter FGI ) that it has no objection to the sale of food derived from Reduced Lignin Alfalfa KK179. The Department conducted a…

Novel food information: Insect Protected Soy – MON 87751 Health Canada has notified Monsanto Canada Inc. that it has no objection to the food use of Insect Protected Soy – MON 87751. The Department conducted a comprehensive assessment of this soybean variety according to its…

Novel Food Information - Herbicide Tolerant Cotton DAS-81910-7 Health Canada has notified DOW AgroSciences Inc. that it has no objection to the sale of food derived from Herbicide Tolerant Cotton DAS-81910-7. The Department conducted a comprehensive assessment of this cotton…

Insect Resistant and Herbicide Tolerant Maize MON 87411 In 2013, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of a variety of corn, called MON 87411, that is insect resistant and herbicide tolerant. In order to determine whether this corn variety could be sold in Canada…

Corn Event MON 87403 In 2014, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of corn event MON 87403 which has been genetically modified to increase grain yield at harvest. In order to determine whether the corn could be sold in Canada as food, the scientists at Health…

Arctic Apple Events GD743 and GS784 In 2011, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of a "non-browning" genetically modified apple, called the Arctic apple. In order to determine whether the apple could be sold in Canada as food, the scientists at Health Canada…

Glabrous canary seed (Phalaris canariensis L.) In 2013, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of glabrous (hairless) hull varieties of brown and yellow colored canary seed ( Phalaris canariensis L.) as cereal grain for human consumption. Canary seed is primarily…

Whole Algal Flour to be used as a partial replacement for cream, milk, eggs/egg yolks and butter/shortening in a variety of foods In 2014, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of Whole Algal Flour to be used as a partial replacement for cream, milk, eggs/egg…

Herbicide-Tolerant Rice – HPHI2 Event (Provisia®) In 2014, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of HPHI2 (commercial name: Provisia®) rice, a genetically modified herbicide tolerant line that was produced by spontaneous mutagenesis and selection. This rice is…