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canada to get madatory labelling for GE foods
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News clip from Greenpeace Canada April 11, 2008:
The Canadian House of Commons is currently discussing Bill C-517: mandatory labelling of genetically engineered (GE) food.
Tell your Member of Parliament (MP) that you want them to support Bill C-517!
Step 1: Find your MP's email or phone #.
Step 2: Here's a simple sample letter:Dear ___________,
I am asking you to vote in favour of Bill C-517. We all have the right to know what we are eating and the right to not eat genetically engineered (GE) foods. I support mandatory labelling of GE food, which is already practiced in over 40 countries. MP Gilles-A. Perron's Bill C-517 would allow implementation of mandatory labelling in Canada.
Please confirm your intention to support this important bill. Thank you in advance for you time.
Sincerely,
________________
There are no mandatory labelling regulations in place for (GE) food in Canada. Canada does have a voluntary labelling scheme but, not surprisingly, no companies so far have chosen to label their GE food. Although approximately 70 per cent of processed foods in Canada contain GE ingredients, it's up to individual consumers to read labels and make careful decisions in order to avoid GE.
News clip from Greenpeace Canada April 11, 2008:
The Canadian House of Commons is currently discussing Bill C-517: mandatory labelling of genetically engineered (GE) food.
Tell your Member of Parliament (MP) that you want them to support Bill C-517!
Step 1: Find your MP's email or phone #.
Step 2: Here's a simple sample letter:Dear ___________,
I am asking you to vote in favour of Bill C-517. We all have the right to know what we are eating and the right to not eat genetically engineered (GE) foods. I support mandatory labelling of GE food, which is already practiced in over 40 countries. MP Gilles-A. Perron's Bill C-517 would allow implementation of mandatory labelling in Canada.
Please confirm your intention to support this important bill. Thank you in advance for you time.
Sincerely,
________________
There are no mandatory labelling regulations in place for (GE) food in Canada. Canada does have a voluntary labelling scheme but, not surprisingly, no companies so far have chosen to label their GE food. Although approximately 70 per cent of processed foods in Canada contain GE ingredients, it's up to individual consumers to read labels and make careful decisions in order to avoid GE.
In Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and over two dozen other countries, labelling is the law. Many countries have also imposed moratoriums or bans on all or some GE crops including members of the European Union, Brazil, Norway, Japan, India, Great Britain and Thailand.
Please circulate this information.
Please circulate this information.
