2007-05-04 | permalink

Genetically engineered food: Consumers still kept in the dark

A wide coalition of international and Canadian groups including a former federal environment minister have joined forces to call on the Canadian government to give consumers mandatory labelling and stop blocking an international agreement on the labelling of Genetically Engineering (GE) foods. These calls come at a crucial time when a UN meeting (CODEX Alimentarius) gathers this week in Ottawa to discuss establishing an international standard for GE labelling. Codex Alimentarius is the international body that oversees food labelling.

• Greenpeace Canada, Canada: Genetically engineered food: Consumers still kept in the dark
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada: Tighten rules for genetically modified foods, Que. commission told