Canadian Skeptics and GMOs in Canada
U.S. citizens aren’t the only ones skeptical about the safety of GMOs. Canadians and GMOs in Canada have their own complicated relationship, which is reflected in a recent survey.
A new poll has found that 57 percent of Canadians do not trust the federal government’s safety and regulatory system for genetically modified food.
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), which campaigns against GMOs, commissioned Ipsos Reid to survey more than 1,000 Canadians on perceptions of GM food labelling and safety. CBAN released survey results in late September.
Do Canadians trust what’s in their grocery aisles?
Transparency continues to be a hot button within the GMO controversy. How much research can a biotech company reveal to consumers without giving an advantage to competitors?
Karin Wittenberg, dean of the University of Manitoba’s agriculture department, said Canadian producers should be worried about the public’s lack of trust in the GMO review process.
“If they (Canadians) have formed an opinion … that the registration process isn’t rigorous enough, then they’re going to be uncomfortable with the concept of genetically modified organisms,” Wittenberg said. “So that hurts the farmer, and it’s a problem throughout the food chain.”
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