Cloned meat is getting closer to being sold in Canada without labels

Cloned meat could be coming to a grocery store near you. Whether you’re receptive to the technology or not, you may be none the wiser from looking at the package. Health Canada has made moves to lift restrictions on meat from cloned cattle and pigs, no longer considering it a “ novel food ,” meaning it could be commercialized without notification or labelling. Article content

Novel foods are “products that are new or changed compared to existing foods,” such as the first Health Canada-approved genetically modified animal (and now defunct ), AquAdvantage salmon , which hit the shelves in the late 2010s — with no special labelling required.

Health Canada assesses the safety of all novel foods before they can be brought to market. Based on the scientific opinions published by interna