June 15, 2018 There are no genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) wheat varieties approved anywhere in the world. None have ever been commercially grown and sold. However, field trials of different GM wheat varieties continue in Canada and the US, at...
June 15, 2018. Halifax – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the discovery of unapproved genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) wheat near a farm in Alberta, but says the contamination is an isolated event. “We’re...
May 31, 2018.Ottawa – Canada’s Competition Bureau has approved a merger between seed and pesticide companies Bayer and Monsanto, creating the largest seed and pesticide company in the world. “This is an unprecedented level of corporate control over seeds...
Legalizing “Low-Level Presence” of Unapproved GMOs By Lucy Sharratt, CBAN Published in British Columbia Organic Grower, Volume 21, Issue 2. Spring 2018. Contamination from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is a problem for some crop types. For example, most...
