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[Louisette Lanteigne]

Great news!

Lulu :0)

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From: Lucy Sharratt - CBAN Coordinator <coordinator at cban.ca>
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 4:45:12 PM
Subject: [cban e-News] Breaking News! GM Alfalfa will not be released this	spring! Thank you for your action.
 


 
Breaking News: GM Alfalfa Release Delayed!
Your actions are working! Thanks to all your protest, we have kept GM alfalfa off the market this spring!
The company Forage Genetics International will not release genetically modified (GM) alfalfa this spring, thanks to farmer and consumer opposition. Your continued protest, culminating in last year’s national Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa, has delayed the release of GM alfalfa in Canada. Thank you for taking effective action with CBAN!
The corporate decision to delay the introduction of GM alfalfa was confirmed in the Western Producer newspaper and builds upon recent statements made by seed companies in Quebec and Ontario.
Even though the Canadian government has approved GM herbicide-tolerant alfalfa, it has not yet been sold in Canada. The GM alfalfa uses Monsanto’s GM “Roundup Ready” herbicide tolerant trait, and would be sold by Forage Genetics International.
The industry launched a “coexistence plan” last year that failed to allay concerns about contamination from GM alfalfa, and farmer and consumer protest continues.
Donate today www.cban.ca/donate
Your continued action and support is needed as we work to protect family farms from GM alfalfa contamination. Join us.
Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator 
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) 
Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice 
Suite 206, 180 Metcalfe Street 
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2P 1P5 
Phone: 613 241 2267 ext. 25 
Fax: 613 241 2506
coordinator at cban.ca 
www.cban.ca 
https://www.facebook.com/cban.canadian.biotechnology.action.network 
@biotechaction 








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