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The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) brings together 15 groups to research, monitor and raise awareness about issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming. CBAN is a projectof the MakeWay Charitable Society. cban.ca

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Strong court victory in the US will force companies to label genetically engineered foods. Today's the last full day to sign the petition for mandatory labelling in Canada: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

02.11.2025 13:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sign and share to show you care! House of Commons e-petition 6768 for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered (genetically modified) foods is important at a time when new GM fruits and veg could soon be introduced. Sign now: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

10.10.2025 19:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New poll commissioned by Can Health Food Association
finds 67% of Canadians say foods produced using gene editing should be considered genetically engineered & 91% believe consumers have the right to know. chfa.ca/news-post/ca... Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

10.10.2025 12:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Once released, genetically engineered wildlife can’t be recalled.
Over 90 NGOs call for a global moratorium to protect biodiversity. 🌿

🤓 Learn more: www.engineeringnature.org
📢 Or sign here: www.saveourseeds.org/nature-is-no...

#IUCNCongress2025 #MoratoriumNow #NatureIsNotALaboratory

06.10.2025 11:25 — 👍 7    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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End of #GMO salmon: “AquaBounty’s operational halt is more than just a corporate setback; it’s a significant indicator of the formidable challenges facing the commercialization of genetically modified animals for food.” markets.financialcontent.com/wral/article...

04.10.2025 21:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our new report finds 3 genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) fresh fruits & vegetables on the market in Canada: GM sweet corn, papaya, pineapple. GM squash is discontinued for 2026. Unregulated, unlabelled GM gene-edited fresh foods could be next. cban.ca/three-geneti...

01.10.2025 17:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Proposed seed regulatory change threatens seed sovereignty in Canada by removing Farmers’ Privilege from new fruit, vegetable, and ornamental varieties. This encroaches on farmers’ age-old practice of saving seed.

📣 Sign the Parliamentary e-petition today!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

09.09.2025 17:56 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 3
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It was 2002 when Health Canada hosted an international conference on post-market surveillance of genetically modified foods. This bag is what's left of Health Canada's notion to track #GMOs. Sign the petition for mandatory labelling: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

18.09.2025 19:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sign and share the House of Commons petition for mandatory labelling of #GMOs. Demand transparency and choice. Sign e-6768 at www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... Show your concern over genetically engineered (genetically modified) foods, unlabelled in grocery stores. More info: cban.ca/labelling

17.09.2025 14:15 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 2

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