Documents

GE-Free Day

06 March 2008

GE Free Day - March 11, 2008

GE Contamination Register - Report 2007

28 February 2008

An international report on GE crop contamination has shown multinational companies such as Bayer and Monsanto are turning a blind eye to cases of GE contamination on a global scale, and British Columbians are paying the price with their health.

Risky Business

06 November 2007

Total costs incurred around the world as a result of LL601 rice contamination are estimated in the range of $741 million to $1.285 billion. Farmers who incurred direct and indirect losses as a result of Liberty Link rice contamination are attempting to recoup their costs through class action litigation against Bayer CropScience LP, Riceland Foods and Producers Rice Mill.

Letter From Vancouver Coastal Health Authority to BC Health Minister on GMOs

12 October 2007

Corn Under Threat

08 August 2007

A briefing document from Greenpeace debunking seven myths about genetically engineered corn. What is GE? Is GE safe for the environment? Is it safe to eat? GE corn is unnecessary, outdated and risky technology that poses serious threat to our health and the environment.

Toxic corn: Summary of new scientific evidence of the health dangers posed by Genetically Engineered corn.

08 August 2007

This report (21 pages) summarizes recent scientific evidence on the toxicity of genetically engineered corn. Greenpeace submitted this report to British Columbia provincial health minister George Abbott in the context o a public consultation led by that province’s health ministry. It cites a French research institute’s findings that Monsanto’s NK603 corn was found to be toxic to rats in recent clinical trials. Peer reviewed research cited in the report also found immune response abnormalities in salmon and further evidence of toxicity in rats for Monsanto’s MON810 and MON863 corn. Together these studies provide a clear warning of the potential risks British Columbians face from a diet containing unknown, unlabelled and uncontrolled genetically engineered ingredients. Greenpeace demands that the government of British Columbia adopt mandatory labelling of genetically engineered food. These demands also were underlined in our recent action which drew a question mark in a genetically engineered corn field in British Columbia.

Technical Background on genetically engineered corn in Canada

08 August 2007

This short document (2 pages) provides details about uses of genetically engineered corn in Canada. It compiles recent statistics, references and facts about GE corn production and consumption and analyses of the domestic and international corn market.

GE Rice background paper

18 April 2007

A document providing background information to the issue of GE rice and the GE labelling campaign in British Columbia.