GMO free Canada
What are GMOs?
Genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are created by taking genes from organisms such as bacteria, viruses or animals and inserting them into other, often unrelated, species. Unlike traditional breeding, genetic engineering creates new organisms that would never occur in nature, creating new and unpredictable health and environmental risks.
The term ‘genetically engineered (GE) food’ refers to any product containing or derived from GMOs. In Canada, up to 70 per cent of the processed foods found in grocery stores contain GE ingredients.
The most common GE ingredients come from crops like corn, soy, canola and cotton. Biotechnology companies like Monsanto, DOW Agrisciences, Bayer Cropscience & Dupont genetically engineer these crops to produce a pesticide or to withstand the application of herbicides.
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GMO Crops Grown in Canada
Crop
Corn
Trait Insect resistant
Herbicide tolerant
Where on the Shelves
Baby Food, Corn Flakes, Cornstarch, Corn Chips, Corn Oil, Corn Syrup, Sweetners (Glucose, Fructose), Other corn ingredients in processed foods, Eggs, Milk & Meat (when animals are fed corn grain), some Sweetcorn
Canola
Herbicide tolerant
Canola Oil, Eggs, Milk, Meat
Soy
Herbicide tolerant
Baby food, Soy Oil, Soy Protein, Soy Lecithan, Tofu, Soy Beverages, Soy Puddings, Egg, Milk & Meat (when animals are fed soy products)
Sugar Beet
Herbicide tolerant
Sugar
GMO Crops Imported into Canada
Crop
Cottonseed Oil
Grown
US
Where on the Shelves
Cottonseed Oil, Vegetable Oil in Processed Foods such as potato chips
Papaya
US (Hawaii)
Papaya, Fruit Juices, Other processed foods containing papaya
Squash
US
Some Zucchini, Yellow Crookneck & Straightneck
Squash
Milk Products (Bovine Growth Hormone)
US
Milk solids & powder, Frozen desserts with dairy, Imported mixed drinks with milk ingredients