Yes, the harm is real, and it has already been demonstrated in the cases of wheat and lentils. Canadian exports are currently at risk from sanitary measures imposed by the European Union that are justified based on scientific data. So that's really it: There is a risk for agriculture. The primary risk that worries us concerns the farmers—the people who produce the food in Canada. They trust Health Canada to approve the use of certain products, but when they realize years later that they're sick and that they've been misinformed, that's the dismay we face on a fairly regular basis.
