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Approved Products
Here are four examples of how past safety assessments proceeded
- Genetically Modified Corn
- Genetically Altered Soybeans
- Potatoes Resistant to the Colorado Potato Beetle
- Flavr Savr™ Tomato
Novel Food Decisions1
(available on Health Canada's website: http://www.novelfoods.gc.ca)
| Product | Proponent | Decision Date |
|---|---|---|
| Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean event 356043 | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | September 23, 2009 |
| Glyphosate Tolerant Corn event 98140 | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | September 23, 2009 |
| High Oleic Soybean | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | May 6, 2009 |
| Betapol ™ | Lipid Nutrition BV | September 19, 2008 |
| Enhanced Stearate Soybean | Monsanto Canada | August 7, 2008 |
| Insect Protected Corn Line MON 89034 | Monsanto Canada | May 18, 2008 |
| Clearfield™ canola quality Brassica juncea S006 | BASF Canada Inc. | May 8, 2008 |
| Papaya Drink containing Lutein | Rubicon Food Products Ltd. | March 28, 2008 |
| Break Free Omega Pro liquid eggs containing Lutein | Burnbrae Farms Ltd. | March 28, 2008 |
| Omega Pro shell eggs containing Lutein | Burnbrae Farms Ltd. | March 28, 2008 |
| Alpha Amylase Corn Event 3272 | Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc. | March 13, 2008 |
| Glytoltm Cotton Event GHB614 | Bayer CropScience Canada Co. | March 13, 2008 |
| ExpressSun™ Sunflower SU7 | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | January 3, 2008 |
| Lutein and Zeaxanthin enhanced Eggs | L.H. Gray & Son Limited | November 26, 2007 |
| Chicken Eggs Enriched by Dietary Means in Lutein | Maple Leaf Foods Agresearch, SHUR-GAIN | September 21, 2007 |
| Maize lines containing event MIR604 | Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc. | July 4, 2007 |
| Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean MON 89788 | Monsanto Canada Inc. | June 27, 2007 |
| TUSC 1 Corn | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | March 22, 2007 |
| Clearfield Bread Wheat Variety BW7 | BASF Canada Inc. | February 27, 2007 |
| Use of Ultra High Pressure to process Meat-containing entrees, Meat-containing salads and meat products | Maple Leaf Consumer Foods | December 13, 2006 |
| Juice with Added FloraGLO® Crystalline Lutein | A. Lassonde Inc | December 12, 2006 |
| Clearfield Rice Varieties CL IMINTA 1 and CL IMINTA 4 | BASF Canada Inc. | November 16, 2006 |
| Clearfield Durum Wheat varieties DW1 and DW12 | BASF Canada Inc. | November 16, 2006 |
| Wine derived from the Wine Yeast ECMo01 | First Venture Technologies Corporation | November 16, 2006 |
| Use of High Hydrostatic Pressure for the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready to Eat (RTE) Meats and Poultry. | Santa Marie Foods Ltd. | October 26, 2006 |
| Low Linolenic Soybean | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | October 5, 2006 |
| Rinse and Chill TechnologyTM | MPSC Inc. | October 5, 2006 |
| Wine derived from the Wine Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae ML01 | Dr. van Vuuren, University of British Columbia | July 12, 2006 |
| High Lysine Maize (LY038) | Monsanto Canada Inc. | July 12, 2006 |
| Insect Resistant, Glufosinate Tolerant Maize event TC6275 | Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.. | June 28, 2006 |
| Clearfield Bread Wheat Varieties BW255-2 and BW238-3 | BASF Canada Inc. | June 7, 2006 |
| Glufosinate tolerant Rice event LLRice62 | Bayer CropScience Canada Co. | June 7, 2006 |
| Microencapsulated Bonito Fish Oil | Ocean Nutrition | June 1, 2006 |
| DHASCO oil as a novel source of docosahexanoic acid (DHA) in foods | Martek | June 1, 2006 |
| Juices containing Fish Oil | A. Lassonde | June 1, 2006 |
| Insect Resistant Glyphosate tolerant Maize event MON 88017 | Monsanto Canada Inc. | February 17, 2006 |
| Admixture of the Concentrated Fermented Whey NutractisTM to Butter, Cheese Spread and Whipped Cream | Technologie Biolactis | January 11, 2006 |
| Cry34/35Ab1 Insect Resistant, Glufosinate Tolerant Corn Event DAS-51922-7 | Dow Agrosciences Canada Inc. | November 18, 2005 |
| Glyphosate Tolerant Cotton MON 88913 | Monsanto Canada Inc. | November 16, 2005 |
| ClearfieldTM Sunflower line X81359 | BASF Canada | October 25, 2005 |
| Glyphosate tolerant Sugarbeet (Event H7-1) | Monsanto Canada Inc. | August 31, 2005 |
| Cry1F Insect Resistant Cotton, Event 281-24-236 | Dow AgroSciences | July 29, 2005 |
| Cry1Ac Insect Resistant Cotton, Event 3006-210-23 | Dow AgroSciences |
July 29, 2005 |
| Glyphosate tolerant alfalfa, J101 and J163 | Monsanto Canada Inc. | July 28, 2005 |
| Trehalose | Cargill, Inc. and Hayashibara International, Inc. | June 30, 2005 |
| High Hydrostatic Pressure Treated Applesauce and Applesauce/Fruit Blends | Leahy Orchards Inc. | November 18, 2004 |
| Vegetable diacylglycerol oil | Archer Daniels Midland/ Kao Corporation | September 10, 2004 |
| Glufosinate tolerant cotton derived from transformation event LL25 | Bayer CropScience | September 3, 2004 |
| ClearfieldT Imidazolinone tolerant wheat (Teal 11A) | BASF Canada | June 25, 2004 |
| ClearfieldT Imidazolinone tolerant lentil (RH44) | BASF Canada | June 25, 2004 |
| Omega-3 enhanced pork and products derived therefrom | Les petite fermes du Centaure Inc. | May 10, 2004 |
| Microencapsulated Fish Oil | Ocean Nutrition Canada, Ltd. | April 26, 2004 |
| Milk with docosahexanoic acid (DHA) obtained through the use of a DHA-rich feed additive and dairy products derived from this milk | Food Systems Innovation | December 22, 2003 |
| Imidazolinone Tolerant ClearfieldTM Wheat (AP205CL) | BASF Canada | November 14, 2003 |
| Apple Cider and juice treated with UV light using CiderSure 3500 | Moore Orchards | July 15, 2003 |
| Insect resistant cotton- Bollgard® event 15985 | Monsanto Canada Inc. | June 27, 2003 |
| NuSunTM Mid-Oleic Sunflower Oil | Archer Daniels Midland Company | May 27, 2003 |
| ClearfieldTM Sunflower oil line X81359 | BASF Canada | April 3, 2003 |
| Imidazolinone Tolerant ClearfieldTM Wheat (AP602CL) | BASF Canada | March 21, 2003 |
| Insect Resistant Corn (Cry3Bb1) Event MON 863 | Monsanto Canada Inc. | March 3, 2003 |
| SUN-TGA40s as a source of arachidonic acid in infant formulas | Suntory Limited | January 23, 2003 |
| Virus resistant papaya Line 55 | Papaya Administrative Committee | January 10, 2003 |
| Imidazolinone Tolerant (Clearfield) PWC16 Rice | BASF Canada | January 10, 2003 |
| Cry1F insect resistant, glufosinate tolerant corn line 1507 | Dow AgroSciences | October 11, 2002 |
| DHASCO ® and ARASCO® oils as sources of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) in human milk substitutes | Martek Biosciences Corporation | October 7, 2002 |
| Imidazolinone tolerant rice lines CL121, CL141, and CFX51 (ClearfieldTM rice) | BASF Canada Inc. | February 11, 2002 |
| Canola quality Brassica juncea lines PC97-03, PC98-44, and PC98-045 | Canola Council of Canada | October 29, 2001 |
| Glyphosate tolerant corn line 603 | Monsanto Canada | February 19, 2001 |
| Glufosinate ammonium tolerant sugarbeet event T120-7 | Aventis CropScience Canada | November 20, 2000 |
| Glufosinate ammonium tolerant soybean lines A5547-127 and A2704-12 | Aventis CropScience Canada | November 20, 2000 |
| Low linolenic soybean line OT96-15 | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | October 17, 2000 |
| Insect resistant tomato (Bt tomato line 5345) | Monsanto Canada Inc. | October 2, 2000 |
| High oleic soybean lines G94-1, G94-19, and G168 | DuPont Canada Inc. | October 2, 2000 |
| Imidazolinone tolerant (IT) wheat (SWP 965001) | Cyanamid Crop Protection | November 12, 1999 |
| Glyphosate tolerant corn (GA21) | Monsanto Canada Inc. | May 13, 1999 |
| Insect and virus resistant potato (NewLeaf Plus) | Monsanto Canada Inc. | May 7, 1999 |
| Insect and virus resistant potato (NewLeaf Y) | Monsanto Canada Inc. | May 7, 1999 |
| Genetically Improved Insect Resistant and Bromoxynil Tolerant (BXN plus BT) Cotton | Monsanto Canada Inc. | December 14, 1998 |
| Imidazolinone Tolerant Corn (Mutation of AHAS Enzyme) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | June 8, 1998 |
| Virus resistant squash ZW20 | Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. | April 16, 1998 |
| Virus resistant squash CZW3 | Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. | April 16, 1998 |
| Sulfonylurea tolerant flax - CDC Triffid | Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan | February 16, 1998 |
| Glyphosate tolerant canola (GT200) | Monsanto Canada | September 12, 1997 |
| Insect resistant and glyphosate tolerant corn (MON 802) | Monsanto Canada | September 12, 1997 |
| Glyphosate tolerant corn (MON 832) | Monsanto Canada | September 12, 1997 |
| Hybridization system in corn based on male sterility (MS3) | Plant Genetic Systems (Canada) | July 8, 1997 |
| Bromoxynil tolerant canola (Westar-Oxy-235) | Rhône-Poulenc Agriculture | July 8, 1997 |
| Imazethapyr tolerant corn (exp1910IT) | Zeneca Seeds | July 8, 1997 |
| Glufosinate ammonium tolerant corn Transformation events T14 and T25 | AgrEvo Canada | April 3, 1997 |
| Insect resistant and glufosinate tolerant corn (DBT 418) | DEKALB Genetics Corporation | April 3, 1997 |
| New hybridization system (male sterility) in oilseed rape (canola) - MS8 | Plant Genetic Systems (Canada) | March 12, 1997 |
| Glufosinate ammonium tolerant canola Transformation event T45 | AgrEvo Canada | February 17, 1997 |
| Insect resistant corn (MON 810) | Monsanto Canada | February 17, 1997 |
| Sethoxydim tolerant corn (DK412SR and DK404SR) | BASF Canada | February 14, 1997 |
| Insect resistant corn (MON 809) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | December 19, 1996 |
| Glyphosate tolerant cotton (line 1445) | Monsanto Canada | December 19, 1996 |
| Glufosinate tolerant corn (DLL25) | DEKALB Gentics Corporation | December 19, 1996 |
| Colorado Potato Beetle resistant potato (Atlantic and Superior varieties) lines ATBT04-6, ATBT04-27, ATBT04-30, ATBT04-31, ATBT04-36, SPBT02-5, SPBT02-7 | Monsanto Canada | November 8, 1996 |
| Insect-resistant cotton (line 757) | Monsanto Canada | November 8,1996 |
| Cotton resistant to bromoxynil (BXN) | Calgene | August 16, 1996 |
| Insect-resistant corn (BT 11) | Northrup King Co. | August 15, 1996 |
| High oleic acid/Low linolenic acid canola (lines 45A37, 46A 40) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | August 15, 1996 |
| Processing tomatoes exhibiting reduced pectin degradation (hybrids 1401F, H282F, 11013F, 7913F) | Zeneca Plant Science | June 28, 1996 |
| Glyphosate tolerant soybeans (GTS 40-3-2) | Monsanto Canada | April 9, 1996 |
| Insect-resistant cotton (line 531) | Monsanto Canada | April 9, 1996 |
| Canola with significant quantities of laurate and myristate (lines 23-198, 23-18-17) | Calgene | April 9, 1996 |
| Insect-resistant corn (line 176) | CIBA Seeds | December 19, 1995 |
| Delayed ripening tomato (line 1345-4) | DNA Plant Technology | November 2, 1995 |
| Colorado Potato Beetle resistant potato (lines BT06, BT10, BT12, BT16, BT17, BT18, BT23) | Monsanto Canada | September 21, 1995 |
| Fertility restorer line in a new hybridization system in oilseed rape (canola) RF2 | Plant Genetic Systems | August 17, 1995 |
| Imidazolinone resistant canola (lines NS738, NS1471, NS1473) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | April 25, 1995 |
| FLAVR SAVRTM tomato (delayed ripening) | Calgene | February 17, 1995 |
| Glufosinate ammonium tolerant canola (HCN92) | AgrEvo Canada | February 16, 1995 |
| Glyphosate tolerant canola (GT73) | Monsanto Canada | November 21, 1994 |
| New hybridization system (male sterility) in oilseed rape (canola) RF1 | Plant Genetic Systems | September 8, 1994 |
| Imidazolinone resistant maize (3417R) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International | May 30, 1994 |
1 - These decisions are communicated with a Food Directorate opinion that no objection is taken to the use of the subject product as food in Canada. Each Food Directorate opinion is based upon the comprehensive review of information submitted by the proponent according to the Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods (Health Canada, 1994).
