Actually, it's quite astounding that the regulatory process, in terms of the science-based review, is virtually identical in the EU or as similar to Canada as it is in any other part of the world, such as the Australian, U.S., or Brazilian systems, and so on. For example, the European Food Safety Authority has very similar information requirements, goes through very similar risk-assessment requirements, and so on. It's very much the same. The problem is the political decision-making process at the end of it. It is very different in the EU versus Canada.
On November 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.