Barbara Drury of Slow Food Yukon started a GMO labeling petition in late November 2015 and would like to see it go to another level of many more signatures. “Canadians deserve the right to know what is in the food we eat. Right now, if food is genetically modified or engineered, there is no … [Read more...]
US Approves GM Salmon
CBAN PRESS RELEASE: http://cban.ca/Press/Press-Releases/Canadian-Groups-Concerned-as-US-Approves-GM-Salmon-Canada-to-produce-GM-fish-eggs Canadian environmental and consumer groups are expressing grave concerns over the US government’s approval of the world’s first genetically modified (GM) food … [Read more...]
Pesticides, industrial agriculture and our food
Michel Jacques and Geneviève Longère, leaders of Slow Food Lanaudière Slow Food Lanaudière enjoined Mr. Pierre Paradis, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to review all laws and regulations governing agriculture in Quebec to help and promote artisan producers. A CBC report dated … [Read more...]