Canadians could soon buy genetically modified foods and plants sold with minimal government oversight, recently released federal guidelines suggest. Last month, Health Canada released orientation project, or documents that the government will use to guide its application of laws and regulations for genetically modified plants and derived food products. Under …
Read More »majority of consumers want mandatory labeling on all genetically modified foods – EURACTIV.com
A majority of European consumers want to see mandatory labeling of food products containing genetically modified crops, according to a recent Ipsos report, but industry players insist this is impossible to implement. the report, commissioned by the Verts / ALE group in the European Parliament and conducted by the polling …
Read More »These fish stole an antifreeze gene from another fish and became natural GMOs
Millions of years before scientists created genetically engineered Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically engineered smelt with a herring gene, growing evidence shows. And now the Canadian scientists who first came up with this controversial idea say they have an idea of how nature could …
Read More »Full potential of GMOs hampered by disinformation | Notice
Today the general public is more environmentally conscious than ever before. The market for goods produced and sold under the banner of sustainability is growing and the drive to go “green” permeates virtually all economic sectors. Areas like auto makers, cleaning solutions, clothing, and even fossil fuel products spend their …
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