Bill C-310
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This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act and provides that
the Minister of Health is responsible for establishing that a food or one
or more of its components are genetically modified. If it is established
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. The Minister shall also prepare a list of all such foods
and cause a copy to be sent at no cost to any person who requests it.
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No person shall then sell this food or a food product containing this
food in a package unless a label is affixed to the package containing the
following notice:
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This product or one or more of its components have been genetically
modified
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In addition, no person shall sell this food or a food product
containing this food without a package unless a sign in the prescribed
form is posted near the food containing the following notice:
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Genetically modified
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