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Sep 25/17

It Isn't Health Canada's Job To Put A Positive Spin On GMOs

Last year, Health Canada commissioned a study into consumer perceptions of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Health Canada intends to use the findings to more effectively...

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    Over 60 countries around the world ban, restrict, and label GMOs—including the entire European Union—but not Canada. Click the TAKE ACTION link up above to find out what you can do…

  • GMO Fact #1

    Approximately 70% of packaged or processed foods in the supermarket contain GMO ingredients.

  • GMO Fact #2

    The #1 purpose of genetically engineered crops is to remain alive when saturated with pesticides, OR to produce their own internal insecticide.

  • GMO Fact #3

    The #1 pesticide used on GMO crops is Monsanto’s “RoundUp.” RoundUp does NOT break down in the environment—toxic levels are being detected in our air, soil, rivers, and groundwater.

  • GMO Fact #4

    When GMO crops are saturated with herbicides and pesticides, weeds and bugs become resistant, requiring farmers to use more  chemicals—including 2,4-D, the key ingredient in Agent Orange.

  • GMO Fact #5

    Choosing Organic and Non-GMO Certified products tells food manufacturers what matters to you and influences their decisions to purchase and stock more non-GMO products.

What's a GMO?

What is a GMO 2
A GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) is an organism created in a laboratory by taking genes from one species and forcing them into an entirely unrelated species—in order to achieve a new trait or characteristic that is not possible in nature.
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