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Health Canada dismisses significance of new science, including forest studies, leaving Safe Food Matters to consider further action. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has decided to not take any steps regarding the registration of glyphosate, even after the Court ordered it to look at new science. Safe Food Matters is reviewing PMRA’s […]| Safe Food Matters
PMRA previously dismissed cancer evidence, but a recent Federal Court win means PMRA should respond to this new science in August 2025.| Safe Food Matters
New Report Shows Repeat Spraying of BC and New Brunswick Forests, Contrary to Federal Approval Raising risks to Indigenous people, others who eat forest food TORONTO, March 28, 2025 — A new report shows pesticides are sprayed on Canadian forests up to 7 times in the forestry cycle, not just once – as assumed in Health […] The post New Report Shows Repeat Spraying of BC and New Brunswick Forests, Contrary to Federal Approval appeared first on Safe Food Matters.| Safe Food Matters
Spring 2025 To: Minister of Health – hcminister.ministresc@hc-sc.gc.ca Re: Cancel Approval of Glyphosate for Forestry Use We are Canadian organizations concerned about the spraying of pesticides on our forests. A new report, Forest Spraying & Forest Food, shows the assessments for the use of glyphosate products on forests are flawed. […]| Safe Food Matters
"Trust us, we got it right" isn't good enough. Safe Food Matters and friends won in the glyphosate product renewal case, when on February 18 the Federal Court uled that the renewal of a pesticide product used in forestry and agriculture was not reasonable because Health Canada's decision-making was not adequate.| Safe Food Matters
On January 22, 2025, Safe Food Matters will be in court again, fighting over glyphosate. Our original – still ongoing -lawsuit was about Health Canada’s decision to register glyphosate (“Registration Decision”), and this one is about the 5 year renewal of a product that contains the pesticide. Details on how to attend in person or […]| Safe Food Matters
You may have seen those mail-in postcards recently, talking about “Natural Health Products”. Over 1 million postcards were distributed to health food stores, pharmacies and natural health clinics across Canada by the Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA). Here is a brief synopsis of what’s going on with Natural Health Products (NHPs). Heatlh Canada considers […]| Safe Food Matters
Professor Christy Morrisey published several papers showing high levels of neonicotinoids in Canadian wetlands, including imidacloprid. She also provided unpublished data to Health Canada. A ban was proposed in 2016 by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada, partly based on her data. It found “the continued high volume use of imidacloprid in […] The post The Morrissey Report: Health Canada worked with Bayer to discredit valid science appeared first on Safe Food Matt...| Safe Food Matters
In the story of abamectin, there is evidence of capture: from PMRA working with Syngenta to set up the first residue levels, to PMRA discounting valid scientific findings, to accepting Syngenta's spurious scientific rationale even when it runs against PMRA’s own policy, to not disclosing information that could damage the proposals requested by Syngenta. The post Capture of Health Canada by Syngenta – Abamectin appeared first on Safe Food Matters.| Safe Food Matters
Legal limits are exceeded even when spray labels are followed.| Safe Food Matters
