No environmental risk assessment, and reduced environmental stewardship requirements for new Monsanto/Dow “SmartStax” Ottawa, Friday, July 24, 2009. Farmer and environmental groups in the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) are warning of several dangerous...
Ottawa, Monday 20 July 2009. The announcement that Canada has agreed to end its World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute with Europe over genetically modified (GM) foods is being greeted as a step forward by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. The agreement...
Tri-national Statement Responds to Industry Pledge to Commercialize GE Wheat June 1, 2009, Ottawa, Montréal, Washington, Canberra – Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their...
Codex meeting in Calgary could suspend work on GM food labeling May 5, 2009, Ottawa – Today in Calgary, as the international meeting of the UN Codex Alimentarius negotiates the future of labeling genetically modified (GM) foods, the Québec Network Against GMOs...
80 groups to fight the commercialization of genetically modified alfalfa Press Release April 28, 2009 Click here to see the full list of signatories. Ottawa – Today, 80 groups including farmer associations and food businesses from across Canada joined the growing call...
April 1, 2009 Genetically modified (GM) sugar beet could be planted in two weeks. Ottawa – Chocolate Bunnies across Canada are hopping in panic this spring as the April planting of sugar beets in Alberta is just around the corner. The fate of Chocolate Bunnies...
