Canadian Government Greenlights Unlabeled Genetically Modified ‘Pork’ for Public Food Supply

by Frank Bergman

The Canadian government has quietly cleared the way for unlabeled genetically modified pork to enter the nation’s food supply.

The move is raising fresh alarm about transparency, food safety, and the growing push toward engineered “meat” products.

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has declared that “pork” from gene-edited pigs engineered to resist porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is considered “safe” for human consumption.

According to regulators, the genetic alteration removes a small portion of a gene linked to PRRSV.

Health Canada claimed foods produced from the modified animals are “as safe and nutritious for people to eat as pork currently available in Canada.”

No Labeling, No Warning for Consumers

Despite the unprecedented genetic manipulation, officials determined the pork would not require special labeling.

Instead, they are arguing it poses no greater health risk than conventional meat.

Under the new regulations, Canadians could soon be eating genetically modified pork without knowing it.

The animals were developed by UK-based Genus PLC and Winnipeg-based PIC Canada Ltd.

The companies requested regulatory approval to sell the gene-edited pigs to the general public as “food.”

PRRSV-resistant pigs have already been approved for consumption in the United States, Brazil, and Colombia.

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