Cloned Meat Enters the Canadian Food Supply Without Labeling or Review

duBreton, a leader in Certified Humane and organic pork production, is informing consumers of an upcoming regulatory change that will allow beef & pork from cloned animals to enter Canada's food system without a safety review or mandatory labeling. 

According to documents published by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the planned update to the Novel Foods framework will exclude cloned animals from the definition of "novel foods." This change would remove the requirement for pre-market safety assessment and would allow these products to be sold without any disclosure to consumers.

Health Canada claims that cloned meat is indistinguishable from conventional meat, and safe for human consumption. "Consumers have the right to decide for themselves," says Vincent Breton, duBreton CEO. "The government quietly changing the definition of a novel food, means that unless it's labeled organic, there is no way to distinguish brands that support animal cloning – from brands that don't. People want and deserve to know that." Says Breton.