Closing of standards body alarms consumer groups

Health ministry still touts Canadian General Standards Board, even after its closure was announced in Budget 2025 Thursday – March 26, 2026. Today, consumer and environmental groups are raising the alarm about the government’s pending April 1st closure of the Canadian...

Group opposes Health Canada’s approval of gene-edited meat


Government permits grocery stores to sell unlabelled genetically engineered pork January 25, 2026. (Halifax) The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network opposes Health Canada’s approval of gene-edited pigs for human consumption. “If gene-edited pigs actually get...