GM apple approved over the objections of consumers and farmers March 23, 2015. Ottawa. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) today denounced the Canadian government’s decision to approve the first-ever genetically modified (GM) apple. “Our government is not...
20 years after first GM approval, information is lacking March 19, 2015. Ottawa. Twenty years after approval of the first genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) crops in Canada, information on the amount and prevalence of GM foods and crops is...
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...
