Hops provide the key ingredient for a new bee immunity tool approved for beekeeper use in Canada by Health Canada.
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New bee health product receives federal approval
Hops provide the key ingredient for a new bee immunity tool approved for beekeeper use in Canada
CropLife Canada calls for halt to Pest Management Regulatory Agency changes, cites tariffs
The threat of U.S. tariffs means Canada should be doing all it can to keep farmers competitive, CropLife Canada says
CropLife Canada says U.S. tariffs would be bad enough, agriculture doesn’t need the added hit from changes to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
Scientists begin research on gene-edited pigs
Biotech experts say the public is likely willing to eat meat from gene-edited livestock if provided with the proper context
Glacier FarmMedia – Pigs with genes manipulated for disease resistance are in the works. Gene-edited pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) could be a commercial reality as soon as 2026 in the United States, but one expert says it’s unclear how Canada’s regulatory system will respond. “Based on the science that they’ve […] Read more
Health Canada pushes back on regulatory critics
The department has been criticized for an unpredictable process, but it argues that it ‘makes evidence-based decisions’
Politicians, agriculture investors, ag tech companies, industry consultants and representatives of the crop science industry say Canada’s regulatory system has a bad reputation. They claim that politics and public opinion are influencing Health Canada decisions around pesticides and new technologies like gene-edited crops. Related stories on this issue: Death by consultation Canadian ag tech firms […] Read more
Approval times frustrate pharmaceutical firms
Health Canada’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate says there are no backlogs in drug submissions, despite industry complaints
When Solvet tried to get Canadian approval for its castration bands infused with lidocaine for pain management in cattle, the company was met with a delay. Merle Olson, founder and director of development and research at Solvet, an Alberta veterinary pharmaceutical company, said its product will come out in the United States at least a […] Read more
Health Canada pushes back
Politicians, investors, ag tech companies, industry consultants and representatives of the crop science industry say Canada’s regulatory system has a bad reputation. They claim politics and public opinion are influencing Health Canada decisions around pesticides and new technologies such as gene edited crops, and that the regulatory process has become unpredictable and unclear. Related stories […] Read more
