Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) : Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice, a project on the shared platform of Makeway.
Halifax, Canada
Joined November 2010
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105 groups call on Health Minister @jyduclos & #Agriculture Minister @mclaudebibeau to ensure transparency and government oversight of all #GMOs. #NoExemptions. Safety review for all gene-edited #GMO foods & seeds. #NoRegulationNoTrust #cdnpoli #CdnAg cban.ca/NoExemptions/OpenLet…
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One of the central issues of our successful High Court challenge of the Genetic Technology Regulations was the government’s lack of meaningful engagement with the public and meaningful action to ensure that public views shaped the Regulations. This story in the Ecologist provides some fascinating insights into citizen views - will government (& the FSA) pay attention now? Read and share theecologist.org/2026/may/29…
Dirt poor: The debate over herbicide resistant crops canadianaffairs.news/2026/06… via @CDNAffairs
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We're celebrating! 🎉🎉 We've had a significant win in our high court challenge the precision bred GMO regulations. The court has ruled that the Defra Minister's decision not to label PBOs in the food chain was unlawful. Read the full story: beyond-gm.org/victory-high-c…
Which #GMOs foods are on the market in Canada? Its time for mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods for transparency and choice. cban.ca/labelGMOs #labelGMOs #ProtectOurProduce @InspectionCan @loblawco @LoblawsON @RealCdnSS @RealAtlanticSS @CPMA_ACDFL
The GE purple "Empress" tomato = four genetically engineered whole foods #GMOs sometimes appearing in produce sections in Canada: GE purple tomato, GE sweetcorn, GE papaya, GE pink pineapple. @VitalityOnline @CPMA_ACDFL #CPMA2026 #freshproduce #labelGMOs vitalitymagazine.com/alert-u…
Today in Toronto. Join the action. Ask Loblaw @loblawco to remove genetically engineered #GMO purple tomatoes from stores. No clear labelling = no clear choice. #GMOs out of produce sections @loblaws @LoblawsON @RealAtlanticSS #labelGMOs #ProtectOurProduce cban.ca/LoblawsAction
Genetically modified purple tomatoes found in @loblawco stores in Ontario & Nova Scotia. No clear labelling, no clear choice. Keep #GMOs out of our produce sections @loblaws @LoblawsON @RealAtlanticSS #labelGMOs #ProtectOurProduce cban.ca/LoblawsAction
Alert! Unlabelled #GMO purple tomatoes discovered at many Loblaw stores in Ontario & Nova Scotia. Tell @LoblawsON @RealAtlanticSS @loblawco to keep genetically modified fruit & veg out of stores. #ProtectOurProduce #labelGMOs #DontShopRedSun @ShopRedSun cban.ca/LoblawsAction
Today is "Fresh Tomato Day"! Stop #GMO tomatoes. @costcocanada keep genetically modified fruit & veg out of stores. #ProtectOurProduce #labelGMOs #FreshTomatoDay #DontShopRedSun @ShopRedSun @JulieDaniluk @OntFruitVeg @HalfYourPlate @greenhousecan cban.ca/protect-our-produce/
Government closure of Canadian General Standards Board without new standard for voluntary #GMO labelling? “The biotech industry wasn’t pleased with the revised standard because they wanted to label gene-edited foods as non-genetically engineered.” Release: cban.ca/closing-of-standards…
Groups demand mandatory labelling of #GMOs as Health Canada commits to the "highest level of transparency" on recently approved genetically engineered pig. Press release: cban.ca/food-from-geneticall…
A gene-edited pig has been approved for eating in Canada but if it enters the market the meat from these genetically modified organisms #GMOs will not be labelled. Take action today at cban.ca/labelGMOs
Backlash to Health Canada’s approval of gene-edited #GMO pigs for eating: “There is a transparency crisis in our food system.” Press release: cban.ca/group-opposes-health… @CdnPressNews @newedist @nationalpost @winnipegsun @FoodProfessor @duBreton @NHF_Magazine @OntarioPork @CanadaPork
Health Canada has just approved a gene-edited pig for human consumption. The food products will not be labelled. Demand mandatory labelling at cban.ca/labelGMOs
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Detection of genome-edited organisms with subtle mutations is possible. The method was able to detect the presence of a new #GMO even at very low levels of 0.9-0.1%. This would be sensitive enough to detect cases of unintended contamination. biosafety-info.net/articles/…
Farmers in Canada are concerned about #GMO vegetable seeds that could soon be on the market. Biotech companies are preparing to sell #GMO seeds to small growers and home gardeners for the first time. Press release: cban.ca/farmers-warn-home-ga…
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📢Latest Third World Resurgence, Issue No. #364
Issue’s contents: Sowing trouble: Seed systems, farmers’ rights and food sovereignty under threat. from @3rdworldnetwork twn.my/title2/resurgence/202…
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Glad to see @guardian sharing this important news from @thenewledenews theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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Influential study on #glyphosate safety retracted 25 yrs after publication. The widely cited study, which concluded glyphosate was safe, has just been officially disavowed. The scientists are suspected of having signed a text actually prepared by #Monsanto lemonde.fr/en/environment/ar…
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A sweeping deal to deregulate new GMOs has been proposed in the EU, yet civil society still secured some key concessions – seed labelling, public registers and full GMO regulation for higher-risk plants. See next steps & comparison with UK regulations: beyond-gm.org/new-eu-proposa…
