Sep 20, 2010
Press Statement: Groups in the US and Canada urge the FDA to heed yesterday’s warnings by scientists regarding the safety of genetically engineered salmon and reject company’s request for approval Yesterday the FDA’s Veterinary Medicine Advisory...
Sep 16, 2010
PEI representative to attend US hearings on GE fish safety Bay Fortune, Prince Edward Island, Canada, – Today in Prince Edward Island (PEI) representatives from environmental and health groups held a press conference outside AquaBounty’s Bay Fortune facility to...
Sep 8, 2010
September 8, 2010. Ottawa, Halifax – Canadian groups are expressing concern that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is rushing the final stages of its process to evaluate the safety of genetically engineered (GE) salmon. According to documents released on...
Aug 27, 2010
FDA Considers Approval of GE Salmon–the First GE Food Animal–Yet Fails to Inform the Public of Environmental and Economic Risks. Joint Press Statement Washington, DC August 27, 2010 – A coalition of 31 consumer, animal welfare and environmental groups,...
Jun 3, 2010
Canadian groups support Haitian rejection of Monsanto’s seed donation Thursday, June 3, 2010 – Today farmer and environmental groups from across Canada stated their support for tomorrow’s farmer march in Haiti, organized to protest a donation of 475 tons of...
Apr 30, 2010
Regroupement québécois contre les OGM (RQcOGM) Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) Ottawa, Montréal et Québec, April 30, 2010 – A large coalition of consumer, farmer and environmental groups are calling on the Federal Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq, to...