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 [GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe] Cultivation of Organic and GMO Co-existence in... : Denise Dewar, Vice President, CropLife Canada, Toronto, writes regarding, We need choice on GM foods, March 4, to say that Cameron Smith wrongly suggests that increased farming of genetically improved crops will negatively impact the production of certified organic crops, due to cross-pollination from one type of field to the other.

 [Eclectic Closet: Random Thoughts & Ponderings] Today I'm embarassed to be Canadian!: But the three main countries that grow genetically modified crops (the United States, Argentina and Canada) refuse to sign it, because the international law would require that countries be notified if the grains they are importing are genetically modified. Biotech companies want that language removed from the treaty, saying that developing nations and anti-GMO consumers in industrialized nations are not entitled to know whether their food is genetically engineered or not.

 [ Beppe Grillo's Blog] The Business of World Hunger: In 2000 this abomination, created with the intention of avoiding the contamination of non Genetically modified crops by GMO crops in nearby fields, was banned with an agreement promoted by the United Nations. However the agreement was opposed by Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and of course, the United States.

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[Gmofoodforthought.com] GMO Food For Thought: Canada should support the potential that ...: Critics also claim that coexistence crops threaten biodiversity and say that the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, of which Canada is a signature, prohibits the development of these types of crops. Since coexistence crops would block gene flow from genetically modified crops to other plants, their incorporation into biotech crops is actually in keeping with an article of the Protocol, which states that parties shall ensure that any living modified organism are undertaken in a manner that “prevents or reduces risks to biodiversity.”

[Gmoafrica.org] GMO Africa Blog: EU's resistance to GMOs hurts the poor: The bitter dispute between the U.S., Canada, and Argentina, on one hand, and the European Union (EU), on the other, over the latter's restrictive policies towards genetically modified foods reaches what is likely to be an acrimonious peak this week when the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules if the EU has violated trade rules by blocking foods produced using modern biotechnology techniques. Acrimonious because the EU is preemptively threatening to dishonor the verdict if it's in favor of the U.S., Canada and Argentina.

 [News.thomasnet.com] WTO Condemns EU Over GMO Moratorium : Industrial Market Trends: While the ruling at the Geneva-based trade group is not expected to flood Europe with biotech foods, American government and industry officials have said it would help discourage other countries from adopting similar barriers and would thus “set a precedent that countries must have sound scientific reasons for rejecting genetically modified crops.” Some countries have feared they would lose exports to Europe if they were to grow the crops.

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