Jul 7, 2015
July 7, 2015. Ottawa. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) has denounced the federal government’s proposal to allow exceptions to Health Canada’s safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) foods. The new policy would accept a “low level presence” (LLP)...
May 22, 2015
Herbicide sales up 130% in Canada since GM crops approved May 22, 2015. Ottawa. Are GM Crops Better for the Environment?, a new report released today by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) documents the failure of genetically modified (GM) crops to reduce...
Mar 23, 2015
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...
Mar 19, 2015
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...
Feb 13, 2015
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...
Jan 29, 2015
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...
