When it comes to food, HPFB's Food Directorate does safety assessments of novel foods, including those derived through biotechnology (often referred to as "genetically modified"). ###>Pour sa part, la Direction des aliments de la DGPSA évalue la salubrité des nouveaux aliments, y compris ceux dérivés de la biotechnologie (« communément appelés aliments génétiquement modifiés »).