Parliamentary hearings canceled to protect biotechnology corporations October 28, 2010, Ottawa – Today, House of Commons Agriculture Committee hearings on Private Members Bill C-474 – dealing with the issue of genetic engineering – were canceled and...
FDA overlooked evidence of allergy potential and accepted deficient data say groups This afternoon in Maryland at US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearings to decide on the safety of a genetically engineered (GE) salmon, a veterinary medicine committee will hear...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
