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BC residents have the right to know what is in the food they are eating. Enlarge Image

Proposed law gives consumer the right to know what they feed the kids

Canadians, some at least, may soon have the right to know what they are eating. Legislation just introduced in British Columbia would require all GE food to be labelled, something a Greenpeace poll shows the vast majority of B.C. residents want. Right now, about 70 per cent of all processed food on Canadian store shelves contains GE ingredients, though you wouldn’t know it.

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Costly contamination: $1.285 billion (US) in damages caused by genetically-engineered rice

Today, Greenpeace International published a report on the economic and regulatory impacts of genetically engineered (GE) rice contaminating the market in the United States.

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The Land Gives Me Rice, Rice Gives Me Life - Photo Exhibit

Come see a series of photos commissioned by Greenpeace that depict life of rice farmers in rural China. The photos were taken by local residents, and depict everyday life of traditional farmers practicing sustainable agriculture in Yunnan, China. What you WON'T see is the pressure these farmers are under by multinational agribusiness to change their practices.

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Health Authority Calls for Mandatory Labelling of GE Foods

Labeling of genetically engineered foods is a "very important nutrition and health issue" according to the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Genetically engineered foods raise serious potential health risks and require monitoring. The largest health agency in British Columbia, serving 1 million residents in Vancouver and nearby communities, has called on BC health minister George Abbott to adopt mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods and seeds.

Budweiser beer made with genetically engineered rice. True. Enlarge Image

Budweiser rice contamination exposed

The corporate braumeisters of Anheuser-Busch have let genetically engineered rice contaminate their Budweiser beer, independent laboratory testing has revealed. Tests show rice used in Anheuser-Busch's east coast US breweries is contaminated with genetically engineered rice varieties outlawed in most of the world, including Canada.

Greenpeace activists have created a 61-metre crop circle in a corn field in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The field contains Monsanto’s NK603 genetically engineered (GE) corn, which scientists recently linked with liver and kidney toxicity in rats. Greenpeace is calling for mandatory labelling of GE foods across Canada. Enlarge Image

Big question marks on genetically engineered corn

Early on the morning of August 8th, Greenpeace activists labelled a genetically engineered (GE) corn field near Abbotsford, B.C. with a 61 metre question mark to highlight the absence of GE food labelling in Canada. Also, Greenpeace wanted to draw attention to the fact that there are many remaining questions about the safety of genetic engineering.

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Where are your GMO labels Mr. Charest?

This morning Greenpeace delivered five tonnes of Quebec-grown GE corn in front of the Quebec Liberal Party’s office in Montreal. By this action, Greenpeace reminds Quebec Liberals of its broken promises of 2003, as well as of the importance of the issues involving the mandatory labelling of GMOs or genetically modified organisms. On the heap of corn one could see many small posters reading: “GMOs — What they are they hiding from us — Monsanto 863 Corn, Monsanto LY038, etc.” With this gesture the environmental organisation reminds people of all the names of all the varieties of genetically engineered corn approved in Canada, which various governments involved are trying to keep out of public sight.

BC residents have the right to know what is in the food they are eating. Enlarge Image

Mandatory labelling of GE foods in British Columbia

As many as 70% of the processed foods on store shelves may contain GE ingredients. Consumers have a right to know what is in the food they eat, so that they can have a choice as to whether or not to consume this untested and risky technology. GE presents enormous dangers to the environment and biodiversity. The safety of GMOs to human health is still untested.

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BC voters demand GE labelling

The vast majority of British Columbians support legislation making it mandatory to identify GE ingredients on the labels of the food they buy.

Spruce is one of the species of trees that is being genetically engineered. Enlarge Image

Why is Canada planting genetically engineered trees and calling it 'testing'?

Have you ever had to contain a raging wildfire in a forest? Our guess is probably not, but you can certainly imagine how fast fire can spread through a dry spruce forest. Now imagine trying to contain the tiny dust that is spruce pollen, which can travel 3000km on the winds. Now imagine that the spruce trees - and thus the pollen they are spreading - has been genetically modified, and you really don't know what the effects on the environment will be.

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