Bill Anderson,
Ph. D. is currently the National Manager of
International and Import Policies, Plant
Biosafety Office of the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency (CFIA).
He has responsibilities related to the development of policies and strategies regarding the implementation of international protocols on plant biotechnology biosafety. As well, Dr Anderson
directs the development and management of CFIA national programs related to environmental
biosafety to address exports and imports of regulated plants with novel traits (PNTs).
Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Saskatchewan in 1993.
Dr. Anderson has a broad working experience related to plant biotechnology having worked
in industry, government (Provincial and Federal), regional and international organizations
on development and implementation of standards related to the environmental biosafety
of products of agricultural biotechnology.