Press Releases
Farmers Protest “Industry Spin” Designed to Facilitate Licensing of GM Alfalfa in Ontario
Policy of coexistence of GM alfalfa is “utterly absurd", say local farmers. NATIONAL FARMERS UNION Grey County Local 344 and Region 3 (Ontario) (Kitchener) – Today farmers and consumers are protesting industry plans to prepare for the release of genetically modified...
Séralini et al. GM corn safety study in context
Séralini et al. GM corn safety study in context: Introduction and basic comparison, CBAN, September 27, 2012. 3 page pdf.
Unprecedented Safety Study Finds Harm from GM Corn
September 20, 2012, Ottawa. The first-ever GM food safety study to test over the entire life span of laboratory rats (2 years) was published yesterday and found serious health impacts from eating Monsanto’s genetically engineered (also called genetically modified or...
GM Apple Factsheet
GM Apple Jeopardizes Okanagan’s Reputation, say local groups
August 14, 2012. Kelowna - Today, groups in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley united to appeal to the local company “Okanagan Specialty Fruits” to stop pursuing a genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) “nonbrowning” apple which they say jeopardizes the...
Letter to Okanagan Specialty Fruits from Okanagan groups
August 13, 2012 To: Neal Carter, President, Okanagan Specialty Fruits RE: Request to Stop the GM Apple, Stop Damage to the Okanagan’s Reputation Dear Mr. Carter, We are writing, on behalf of the Okanagan residents that we work with, to ask you to immediately withdraw...
GM Apple Closer to U.S. Approval: Farce of Canadian public consultation exposed
July 9, 2012. Ottawa - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture posted over 160 pages of data from Okanagan Specialty Fruits pertaining to their request for approval of a genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) “non-browning” apple.(1) The U.S. public now...
GM “Enviropigs” Meet Dead End
Remaining GM pigs euthanized at the University of Guelph June 22, 2012. Ottawa. Yesterday Postmedia News reported that the University of Guelph has euthanized its genetically engineered (also called genetically modified or GM) pigs as it shuts down what was poised to...
Richmond City Council Finalizes GE Free Zone
Last night, Richmond City Council (British Columbia) unanimously confirmed a decision to make the city a GE Free Zone. Following the initial unanimous decision by the General Purposes Committee on May 24, 250 Richmond residents turned out last night to support final...
Remarks from Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, CBAN
April 2, 2012, Press Conference, Ottawa, Parliament Hill, We are pleased to be here today to share a major and decisive development in the story of the genetically modified pig called “Enviropig”. The genetically modified pig is being shelved by the University of...