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.