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Keep Canadian sugar non-genetically engineered
Since spring 2008 genetically engineered sugar beets have been planted in the US. Rogers is deciding whether to us GE beets in their sugar. read more
Submitted: March 26, 2009 13:51:49pm
in: Human Health & the Environment
Author: nigelt
Two new GE-Free Zones declared in the Kootenay region!
Great news for everyone involved in the anti-genetically engineered food movement: two new GE-Free zones have been declared in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Nelson and Kalso. Nelson, BC passed a resolution at council declaring the city to be a GE-Free Zone in November, 2008, and Kalso has done the same just three days ago. read more
Submitted: January 16, 2009 18:06:29pm
in: Human Health & the Environment
Author: nigelt
Unscrambling the Label: What's in an Egg?
Certified Organic eggs are your best choice - The price premium goes for better treatment of domestic animals and sustainable farming. Look for the carton labelled “certified organic” and a certification mark and the name of the certification standard. The graphic of a contented hen with the sun rising over her shoulder, the words “natural”, read more
Submitted: January 9, 2009 14:42:14pm
in: Human Health & the Environment
Author: JackBoyle