Wheat Growers Makes Submission On Novel Foods Regulations

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers have made a submission to Health Canada’s proposed new guidance for the Novel Foods Regulation, focused on plant breeding.

The consultation addresses issues such as gene-editing and the need to better understand the technology needed to address production and environmental challenges.

In a news release, the Wheat Growers say the group is supportive of the recommended changes and believe that efforts in this area will help to address some of Canada’s pressing domestic food, health, and environmental challenges.

Norm Dreger is in charge of stakeholder relations with the Wheat Growers.

"There's going to be better varieties," he said. "They're going to have things like better disease resistance. You might be able to take advantage of certain customers in the market that are looking for things like low gluten, or perhaps they're looking for high fibre...It's offering growers of western Canada, varieties that are going to let them tap into new marketing opportunities."