Press Releases
Genetically Modified Wheat: Background
Updated June 4 2013 Click here to download the pdf file. Contact: Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, 613 241 2267 ext 25 coordinator@cban.ca www.cban.ca/wheat GM Wheat Contamination Update On May 29 2013, the United States Department of...
Illegal GM Wheat Contamination Discovered in US
Contamination Status in Canada is Unknown Wednesday May 29. Ottawa. – Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that Monsanto’s unapproved genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) herbicide tolerant wheat was found...
Media Advisory: International expert to speak in Charlottetown on GM salmon risks
What: Public Event, “Is the GM Salmon Safe? A look at the data on the health and environment risks” Who: Featuring Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Consumers Union, US, international expert on the risk assessment of genetically modified organisms. The event is presented by...
Media Advisory: Alaskan State Representative to Speak in PEI on the Genetically Modified (GM) Salmon
April 12, 2013 What: Public event, “Alaska to PEI: Why Alaska Opposes the GM Atlantic Salmon” When: Thursday April 18, 7:30 PM Where: Rodd Charlottetown, 75 Kent St, Charlottetown, PEI Who: Featuring Alaskan State Representative Geran Tarr (Anchorage). Presented by...
Media Backgound: GM Salmon in PEI
April 10, 2013 Click here to download the pdf file. Company wants PEI as sole global supplier of first-ever GM food animal PEI could soon be the world’s first and sole supplier of genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon eggs. If approved, this GM salmon would be the...
New Report Warns of Inevitable Contamination if GM Alfalfa Released in Ontario
Tuesday April 2, 2013. Ottawa. Today, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network released a new report documenting the means by which genetically modified (GM) alfalfa will contaminate non-GM alfalfa and hay crops in Ontario, if GM alfalfa is released in Eastern...
Media Background: GM Foods
BC Opposition to GM Apple Mounts
Petition Presented in Provincial Legislature March 12. Kelowna. Today, Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South and BC NDP Agriculture Critic, presented a petition in the British Columbia Legislature with 5536 signatures representing 19 BC communities, asking the House to...
Changes to GM Food Safety Regulation Debated
Proposal for “Low Level Presence” would remove Health Canada from safety evaluation of some GM foods March 7, 2013. Ottawa. Today, a representative of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Coordinator Lucy Sharratt, told the House of Commons Agriculture and...
Islanders Say No to GM Salmon
Thursday 28 February 2013 GM Opponents ask Premier to Ban GM Salmon Egg Production in PEI Charlottetown – Islanders Say No to GM Salmon is calling on Premier Ghiz to ban the production of genetically modified (also known as genetically engineered or GE) Atlantic...
