Civil society groups Équiterre, Nature Québec, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Prevent Cancer Now, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, and Vigilance OGM denounced regulatory approval of Canada’s first corn and soy crop plants genetically engineered (also called genetically modified or GM) to tolerate doses of the herbicide 2,4-D. The groups say that … Read more
The first-ever GM food safety study to test over the entire life span of laboratory rats (2 years) was published and found serious health impacts from eating Monsanto's genetically engineered (also called genetically modified or GM) corn NK603, which was approved in Canada in 2001. The peer-reviewed study also tested the impacts of consuming residues … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network welcomed reports that the University of Guelph, the Canadian university that developed the controversial genetically modified (GM) pig called "Enviropig," is closing down its active research on what could have become the first GM food animal approved in the world. Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said that … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, with the support of organic sector groups and businesses, launched a three minute animated YouTube video to educate consumers about the threat of genetically modified alfalfa to the future of family farms. The full release is available online. Call 613-241-2267 x 25.
The small US company AquaBounty is proposing to use Prince Edward Island as the global supplier of genetically modified salmon eggs. The company is currently seeking approval from the US government to supply US consumers with GM Atlantic salmon that is grown out in Panama, from eggs produced in PEI. After 10 years, the U.S. … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network announced that its registration to attend the “Feeding a Hungry World: Hunger Has No Boundaries – A Summit for Animal Agriculture”, which begins with a keynote address from the President of the University of Guelph, was denied. The action network was told it does not meet the requirements for being … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network is concerned that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finished an environmental assessment of the genetically modified fast-growing Atlantic salmon called “AquaAdvantage." U.S. company AquaBounty plans to produce all its GM salmon eggs in Prince Edward Island and ship the eggs to Panama for grow-out and processing. The Action … Read more
Canadian environmental groups expressed new concerns about a serious threat of contamination from genetically modified plants across the U.S. border after the U.S. Department of Agriculture decided not regulate a GM herbicide-tolerant grass. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said GM grass is a nightmare scenario for contamination into Canada because the grass is engineered to … Read more
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network and Consumers International said its member organizations celebrated a victory as more than 100 countries agreed on guidance concerning the labelling of genetically modified food. Consumers International's lead delegate at Codex and a senior scientist at Consumers Union of the United States Dr. Michael Hansen said one of the key … Read more
Groups in Nova Scotia are raising concerns about the future of genetic modification in the province following Premier Darrell Dexter's visit to the major Biotechnology Industry Organization conference in Washington DC. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network is fighting to stop a US company from introducing genetically modified Atlantic Salmon to Nova Scotia waters and said … Read more
