Canada GMO LLP Policy Released

Canada GMO LLP Policy Released

Last week the Government of Canada released for the first time its model Low Level Presence (LLP) policy LLP policy. The new model policy contains a model threshold of 3 percent for the presence of GE material in imports of grain. This threshold is in line with a Canada Grains Council led international marketing threshold study which was aimed at using numerous examples of grain related standards should form a reference point for regulators as they consider an appropriate threshold level for an LLP policy. According to the study, the majority of the standards referenced fall in the 2-6% range, reinforcing arguments that it is necessary to have a threshold in that range to be meaningful to trade.

A copy of the model policy can be found here. A copy of the CGC threshold study can be found here.