CFIA issues final decision, clearing regulatory pathway for gene-edited crops

May 3, 2024 will go down as “a ground-breaking day for Canadian agriculture,” says the Canada Grains Council’s vice-president for trade policy and seed innovation. That’s because the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published the third and final update regarding the rules for gene-edited crops going forward, clearing a regulatory pathway for them to be treated the same as traditionally-bred varieties and cultivars. Find out more on the decision from this RealAgriculture report.