Unlike other sources of information, such as libraries, the information on the Internet has not been evaluated before you see it. This resource sheet was developed as a starting point to find out more about food safety in Canada. It serves as an introduction to the benefits and risks of novel food safety. Cross Pollination of Genetically Modified Crops Plants will only cross with the same species or a very closely related species. Reproduction occurs when the pollen of one plant of a species lands on the female part of the flower of a plant of the same or closely related species.
Pollen is transferred mainly by wind and insects.
There are four tomato varieties currently approved for food use in Canada although they are not currently being grown and are not available in the marketplace. The tomatoes have been genetically engineered to delay ripening or slow the softening process resulting in firmer fruit with less damage occurring during transport. In addition, an insect resistant tomato has been approved for food use. It is a myth that fish genes have been inserted into tomatoes and are on store shelves. Research continues on genetically modified tomatoes.