GENET-news articles on GE pigs (EnviroPig)
2012-04-03 | permalink
Canadian plans for first GE pig for human consumption now in limbo
Canada’s only herd of genetically-engineered pigs will be killed by the summer if an industry partner isn’t found. The future of the University of Guelph’s Enviropig project, touted by supporters as having a good shot of becoming the first genetically-engineered animal approved for human consumption, is now in limbo after the industry group Ontario Pork decided to pull its research support. The Ontario university, which holds the patent for the GE pig, says the plan — pending any last-minute corporate support secured by June — “would be depopulating the herd” and “putting the genetics in long-term storage,” spokeswoman Lori Bona Hunt said Monday.
- Canada.com, Canada: Plans for first GE pig for human consumption now in limbo
- The Globe and Mail, Canada: University of Guelph left foraging for Enviropig funding
- Guelph Mercury, Canada: University of Guelph enviropig project loses funding
- Thomson Reuters, USA: Death knell may sound for Canada’s GMO pigs
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Canada (CBAN): Genetically modified pig shelved - “Feds should rule out GM food animals,” citizens’ group urges
- The New York Times, USA: Move to market gene-altered pigs in Canada is halted
Overview
2012-04-03 | permalink
Canadian plans for first GE pig for human consumption now in limbo
Canada’s only herd of genetically-engineered pigs will be killed by the summer if an industry partner isn’t found. The future of the University of Guelph’s Enviropig project, touted by supporters as having a good shot of becoming the first genetically-engineered animal approved for human consumption, is now in limbo after the industry group Ontario Pork decided to pull its research support. The Ontario university, which holds the patent for the GE pig, says the plan — pending any last-minute corporate support secured by June — “would be depopulating the herd” and “putting the genetics in long-term storage,” spokeswoman Lori Bona Hunt said Monday.
- Canada.com, Canada: Plans for first GE pig for human consumption now in limbo
- The Globe and Mail, Canada: University of Guelph left foraging for Enviropig funding
- Guelph Mercury, Canada: University of Guelph enviropig project loses funding
- Thomson Reuters, USA: Death knell may sound for Canada’s GMO pigs
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Canada (CBAN): Genetically modified pig shelved - “Feds should rule out GM food animals,” citizens’ group urges
- The New York Times, USA: Move to market gene-altered pigs in Canada is halted
