🇨🇦 Need greater transparency by Canadian Regulators on GMO labelling in light of lawsuit win by Center for Food Safety vs. USDA.
CBAN (Canadian Biotechnology Action Network) reports:
🔹there is no mandatory labelling of any genetically modified foods in Canada
🔹no companies have volunteered to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for Canadian consumers
🔹83% of Canadians want mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods [source: Leger poll]
🔹Canadian voluntary standard for labelling is currently under review
🔹a House of Commons petition for mandatory labelling, authorized by Bloc Québécois Agriculture Critic Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé)
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