Grocer quietly launches sales of controversial GE food in Canada for first time, food groups concerned April 28, 2026. Major Canadian grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Limited is selling a controversial genetically engineered tomato in many stores across Ontario and...
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...
Coalition of farmers and environmentalists say transparency is needed ahead of market release of GE pigs Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Ottawa) Farmer and consumer advocacy groups are calling on the Minister of Health to urgently implement mandatory labelling of all...
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...
December 16, 2025 (Halifax) Farmers are expressing concerns over new genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) seeds and food that could soon be on the market, and the lack of information being provided to consumers. Over 150 farmers in Ontario and British...
November 3, 2025 (Ottawa) A United States federal court of appeals ruling that companies must label genetically modified processed foods in U.S. grocery stores is likely to bring more pressure to bear on Canadian regulators as they consider similar labelling in...
