[6][7][8] Canadian law requires that manufacturers and importers submit detailed scientific data to Health Canada for safety assessments for approval.
[10] In February 2005, after consulting the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Mexico's senate passed a law allowing to plant and sell genetically modified cotton and soybean.
[11] The law requires all genetically modified products to be labelled according to guidelines issued by the Mexican Ministry of Health.
[13][14] In 2013, a federal judge ordered Mexico's SAGARPA (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca, y Alimentación), which is Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture, and SEMARNAT (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales), equivalent of the EPA, to temporarily halt any new GMO corn permits, accepting a lawsuit brought by opponents of the crop.
[16] United States regulatory policy is governed by the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology[17] This regulatory policy framework that was developed under the Presidency of Ronald Reagan to ensure safety of the public and to ensure the continuing development of the fledgling biotechnology industry without overly burdensome regulation.
[19] For a genetically modified organism to be approved for release, it must be assessed under the Plant Protection Act by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) agency within the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and may also be assessed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), depending on the intended use of the organism.
[29] In May 2014 Vermont passed a law requiring labeling of food containing ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms.