Beef and pork from cloned animals to enter Canada’s food system without labeling or review

DuBreton, a third-generation family farming business based in Canada, specializing in organic and Certified Humane pork production, is informing consumers of an upcoming regulatory change that will allow beef and pork from cloned animals to enter Canada’s food system without a safety review or mandatory labeling.

According to documents published by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the planned update to the Novel Foods framework will exclude cloned animals from the definition of “novel foods.” This change would remove the requirement for pre-market safety assessment and would allow these products to be sold without any disclosure to consumers.

Health Canada claims that cloned meat is indistinguishable from conventional meat, and safe for human consumption.

“Consumers have the right to decide for themselves,” said Vincent Breton, duBreton CEO. “The government quietly changing the definition of a novel food, means that unless it’s labeled organic, there is no way to distinguish brands that support animal cloning – from brands that don’t. People want and deserve to know that.” 

DuBreton does not participate in cloning practices, now or ever. Photo courtesy of duBreton

Call to action

DuBreton is calling on food brands to lead by example, urging them to adopt voluntary, verifiable labeling practices that give consumers a clear choice and help preserve trust in Canadian food.

The company also invites its retail and supply chain partners to join in advancing transparency around animal cloning and gene-edited production.

Source: DuBreton