The Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) has launched its “Coexistence Plan for Alfalfa Hay” to pave the way for Forage Genetics International to sell genetically modified (GM) alfalfa in Canada. The plan was released just as a report of possible GM alfalfa contamination in U.S. exports came to light. “The industry plan is not based … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said that two farmers have formally asked the Ontario government to carry out an environmental assessment of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa before the seed is sold in the province. On July 25, they launched an application under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights, the first ever request relating to the issue … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said that protestors outside a Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) meeting denounced the industry group’s plans to release genetically modified (GM) alfalfa in Eastern Canada. They asked the Quebec government and other provincial governments to stop GM alfalfa in order to protect farmers and the food system from contamination. The … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said that a ground breaking new study shows that pigs were harmed by the consumption of feed containing genetically modified (GM) crops. The research was conducted by collaborating investigators from two continents and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Organic Systems. The feeding study lasted more than five months, the … Read more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that Monsanto's unapproved genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) herbicide tolerant wheat was found growing in a farmer's field in the state of Oregon. The USDA has not identified the source of contamination and does not know how widespread the contamination is. No contamination has been … Read more
On April 9, over 110 local farmers from counties around Ottawa rallied outside the office of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), 59 Camelot Drive in Ottawa, with supporting consumers including several young families. The CFIA office is where a final decision to allow genetically modified (GM) alfalfa onto the market could be made any … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network released a new report documenting the means by which genetically modified (GM) alfalfa will contaminate non-GM alfalfa and hay crops in Ontario, if GM alfalfa is released in Eastern Canada. The report is available online. Call 613-241-2267 x 25.
A representative of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, coordinator Lucy Sharratt, told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food that government proposals to establish a “Low Level Presence” (LLP) policy would sacrifice health and safety because they would allow imports contaminated with genetically modified (GM) foods that have not been approved by Health … Read more
Islanders Say No to GM Salmon is calling on P.E.I. premier Robert Ghiz to ban the production of genetically modified (also known as genetically engineered or GE) Atlantic salmon eggs in P.E.I. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said as the United States edges closer to approving human consumption of GM salmon in the next months, increased … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network responded to the newly released annual ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications) report on the global adoption of genetically modified (GM also called genetically engineered) crops, arguing that, once again, ISAAA has presented numbers in a confusing way to bolster a misleading narrative that supports GM technology. … Read more
