MisterCairo
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I am going to say this, and this is based solely on my experience. I know it's not scientific, at all, I don't claim it to be.
At times on my life I have had a very sensitive stomach, to the point of developing short-term food allergies (some of which i tested as allergic to for awhile then did not). At these times, when I traveled to Canada and northern Europe, I was able to eat relatively normal. (More so in Europe, but I traveled there more frequently than to Canada.)
Now why I couldn't tolerate a mouthful of bread or a bit of salad dressing here in the US without turning beet red; but could eat any bread I wanted in Europe without a sniffle, I have *no idea.* if I didn't have doctor confirmed allergies, I would think I'm crazy, but I had an allergist confirm when I ate bread here I had an actual reaction, not an "in my head" reaction.
But I would be very hesitant to change your system of agriculture if I lived there.
I can't speak to the issues of grain-based foods, I do know that in Canada, bovine growth hormones are illegal in dairy cattle, so all of our dairy products are free of those hormones (https://www.dairygoodness.ca/good-health/dairy-facts-fallacies/hormones-for-cows-not-in-canada), and our beef production has limited allowed hormones (http://www.beefinfo.org/Default.aspx?ID=11&SecID=8&ArticleID=166). Growth hormones are allowed for beef cattle but not dairy cattle.
Growth hormones are prohibited for pork.
Steroids and hormones are also completely prohibited in poultry production in Canada since 1965 (http://www.chicken.ca/ask-us/). Antibiotics in poultry are not legally prohibited, but the production industry has voluntarily banned its use (with supply management the governing body can develop and implement rules notwithstanding the lack of government rule changes).
The import of meet products containing these things is not restricted, however, the TPT thing which could result in greater importation into Canada of these products is of concern to some.
Europe does tend to have restrictive rules such as these as well, just a thought this may have something to do your dietary experiences.