Consumer Concern Over GM Sweet Corn Mounts

February 26, 2014, Ottawa. Major grocery chains in Canada were reminded again today of consumer concern over genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) food, and GM sweet corn in particular. “We don’t want GM sweet corn in our grocery stores. This...

Status of Golden Rice

January, 2014 Click here to download and print the pdf file “Golden Rice” is the name of a rice that has been genetically modified (GM, or genetically engineered) to produce betacarotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A. This beta-carotene gives the rice...

Canada’s Approval of GM Fish Eggs Threatens Environment, Groups Say

November 25, 2013. Ottawa. Canada’s approval of commercial production of genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon eggs is an alarming decision that sets Canada up to be the source of global environmental risk, says the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network and...

Complaint in Panama Raises Concerns About GM fish Research in Canada

November 21, 2013. Ottawa. The Environmental Advocacy Center of Panama (Centro de Incidencia Ambiental de Panama or CIAM) today submitted a complaint to the National Environmental Authority in Panama alleging that the U.S. company AquaBounty is in breach of...

New study: GMO sweet corn rare in U.S. supermarkets

Nov. 14, 2013, Friends of the Earth U.S. http://www.foe.org/news/news-releases/2013-11-new-study-gmo-sweet-corn-rare-in-us-supermarkets WASHINGTON, D.C. – A first-of-its-kind investigation to look for genetically modified sweet corn in the United States has yielded...