February 13, 2015. Ottawa. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and the Society for a GE Free BC are raising the alarm after learning that the US government has approved the first genetically modified (GM) apple. “The Canadian market needs to remain closed...
Groups Condemn US for Bowing to Industry, Ignoring Widespread Public Opposition Additional Press Statement from the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network: “Approvals of genetically engineered trees just over our border could put Canada’s forest ecosystems...
Response from CBAN to the Executive Summary of ISAAA’s “Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops” January 28, 2015 Initial Response to ISAAA Jan 28 2015 from CBAN 2.pdf 164.87 kB
January 27, 2015 20 Years of unanswered questions on genetic modification in Canada The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) has launched a major public investigation to dig behind 20 years of uncertainty around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food...
December 3, 2014. Ottawa. As farmers and gardeners prepare to order seeds for the 2015 growing season, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and Vigilance OGM have published a guide that lists the genetically modified (GM) sweet corn varieties on the...
October 28 2014. Ottawa. The Government of Panama has fined the company AquaBounty for breaching numerous national environmental laws during its ongoing research and development of a genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon. The GM fish eggs were shipped from Canada,...
