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Post by canola wheat board soy on Jan 12, 2013 7:58:41 GMT -8
GMO labeling signed into law in India | Jan 11, 2013 The new year started in India with a new law. From January 1, 2013 all packaged foods containing any genetically modified (GM) organisms must be labeled as such. The decision was made because so many food products in India are either derived from, or processed in, countries where a large majority of the crops cultivated are genetically modified (GMOs), including the USA, Canada, Argentina and Brazil. India itself is still in the throes of debating the regulation of GM crops and so far, the only crop that has been planted and commercialized in India is Bt cotton. To ensure that the public has a clear choice, starting on January 1, any products with genetically modified content must be clearly labeled. www.digitaljournal.com/article/341069
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Post by gutrot tech on Jan 12, 2013 8:22:13 GMT -8
Wheat Board and Monsanto duel over GM wheat - Apr 5, 2012 Canada`s single largest crop is caught in a bio gut battleground Canadian wheat is prized for its baking qualities and used worldwide to make everything from breads to noodles to pasta. The Canadian Wheat Board wants to keep it that way, which is why it wants to stop Monsanto's genetically modified Roundup Ready Wheat from being introduced in Canada. "It has the potential to virtually destroy the $3.5-billion industry in Western Canada," says Ian McCreary, a farmer and a director with the Canadian Wheat Board. McCreary is fighting Monsanto's Roundup Ready wheat because key buyers, including Japan, England, Germany and France, have said they will shop elsewhere if farmers can't guarantee that Canadian wheat is 100 per cent GM-free. Since it's nearly impossible to distinguish GM wheat from conventional wheat, farmers are concerned about the contamination that could take place from neighbouring farms if the Canadian government approves Roundup Ready wheat. www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/economy-business/agriculture/genetically-modified-food-a-growing-debate/duelling-over-gm-wheat.html
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Post by Alfalfa on Apr 7, 2013 16:37:01 GMT -8
Stop Genetically Modified Alfalfa from Entering Canada April 3, 2013 The introduction of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa is planned for Ontario and eastern Canada this April. If introduced, it is likely to contaminate non-GM alfalfa. Contamination could eventually spread to alfalfa fields across Canada, making this issue a concern for all Canadians. A national day of action is being planned on April 9, including demonstrations outside the offices of many MPs across Canada. www.united-church.ca/getinvolved/takeaction/130403
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Post by clone on Jun 13, 2013 4:39:24 GMT -8
Loblaws orders GMO-free labels removed Kevin Cox and Ingrid Peritz HALIFAX and MONTREAL — With a report from Colin Freeze Last updated Friday, Jun. 07 2013, 8:37 PM EDT Editor's note: This story was published June 13, 2001. Loblaws, Canada's largest grocery retailer, has ordered its suppliers to remove or cover by Sept. 1, 2001 any labels that identify food as being free of genetically modified ingredients. The move has angered many of the organic food processors that market their breakfast cereals, pastas and other products in the store's health food department as being free of chemical additives and genetically modified material. Nature's Path Foods Inc., a British-Columbia-based company that produces organic breakfast cereals, said some Canadian grocery chains pressed the company to alter the labels on its products. The section of the label that says the products are made without genetically modified organisms has been blacked out with a felt pen. m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/loblaws-orders-gmo-free-labels-removed/article4149208/?service=mobile
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