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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-310 |
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An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act
(mandatory labelling for genetically
modified foods)
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| R.S., c. F-27
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1. Section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act is
amended by adding, in alphabetical order,
the following:
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| ``genetically
modified'' « modifié génétiquement »
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``genetically modified'', with respect to a food
or one of its components, means that the
genetic make-up of the food or component
has been modified by a technique that
combines DNA fragments of the food or
component with DNA fragments from
another source in a way that could not occur
without the use of modern technology;
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2. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 7:
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Genetically modified food |
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| Duties of
Minister
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7.1 (1) The Minister is responsible for
establishing, on the basis of scientific
evidence, that a food or one or more of its
components are genetically modified.
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| Publication in
the Canada
Gazette
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(2) As soon as the Minister declares that a
food or one or more of its components are
genetically modified, the Minister shall cause
the name of the food to be published in the
Canada Gazette.
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| List
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(3) The Minister shall prepare a list of all
foods whose names have been published in the
Canada Gazette under subsection (2) and shall
cause a copy to be sent at no cost to any person
who requests it.
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| Internet
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(4) The Minister shall cause an electronic
version of the list to be posted on a site of the
Government of Canada that is generally
accessible to persons who have access to what
is commonly referred to as the Internet.
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| Access to the
Internet
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(5) The Minister shall ensure that an
electronic version of any list posted on the
Internet under subsection (4) is accessible,
without a password, free and in downloadable
form.
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| Sale
prohibited
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7.2 Beginning on the sixteenth day
following publication of the name of a food in
the Canada Gazette under subsection 7.1(2),
no person shall sell the food or a food product
of which the food is a component in a package,
unless a label in the prescribed form is affixed
to the package that contains the following
notice:
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This product or one or more of its components have been genetically modified
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Ce produit ou un ou plusieurs de ses composants ont été modifiés génétiquement
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prohibited
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7.3 Beginning on the sixteenth day
following publication of the name of a food in
the Canada Gazette under subsection 7.1(2),
no person shall sell the food or a food product
of which the food is a component without a
package, unless a sign in the prescribed form
is posted near the food that contains the
following notice:
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Genetically modified Modifié génétiquement
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| 1993, c. 44, s.
158; 1994, c.
47, s. 117;
1999, c. 33, s.
347
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3. Subsection 30(1) of the Act is amended
by adding the following after paragraph
(e):
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