Message Sent – Hon. Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health
To: Hon. Rona Ambrose, Minister of
Health
Re: Please stop 2,4-D tolerant GM crops
Date: Monday 09 February 2015
Re: Please stop 2,4-D tolerant GM crops
Date: Monday 09 February 2015
Cc: Hon. Gerry Ritz, Minister of
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Cc: Libby Davies, NDP Health Critic
Cc: Hon. Hedy Fry, Liberal Party Health Critic
Cc: Elizabeth May, Green Party
Cc: Libby Davies, NDP Health Critic
Cc: Hon. Hedy Fry, Liberal Party Health Critic
Cc: Elizabeth May, Green Party
Dear Minister Ambrose,
I am writing to ask you to keep genetically modified (GM) 2,4-D- and
dicamba-tolerant crops off the market in Canada.
Health Canada has approved corn and soy that are genetically engineered to
be tolerant to the herbicides 2,4-D and dicamba, but these products will
increase the use of herbicides in Canada.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency did not assess the full, long-term
environmental impacts of the herbicide increase expected with these crops.
This increase poses risks to the health of Canadians.
The US Department of Agriculture says that approval of 2,4-D-tolerant corn
and soybeans will lead to a 2 to 7 fold increase in agricultural use of
2,4-D by 2020. Did you assess the impacts of this dramatic increase?
I ask you to stop these new GM herbicide-tolerant crops from being put on
the market, and to start a review of all the regulations for GM foods and
crops.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent and serious matter. I look
forward to your prompt response.
Geraldine HuntI am writing to ask you to keep genetically modified (GM) 2,4-D- and
dicamba-tolerant crops off the market in Canada.
Health Canada has approved corn and soy that are genetically engineered to
be tolerant to the herbicides 2,4-D and dicamba, but these products will
increase the use of herbicides in Canada.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency did not assess the full, long-term
environmental impacts of the herbicide increase expected with these crops.
This increase poses risks to the health of Canadians.
The US Department of Agriculture says that approval of 2,4-D-tolerant corn
and soybeans will lead to a 2 to 7 fold increase in agricultural use of
2,4-D by 2020. Did you assess the impacts of this dramatic increase?
I ask you to stop these new GM herbicide-tolerant crops from being put on
the market, and to start a review of all the regulations for GM foods and
crops.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent and serious matter. I look
forward to your prompt response.
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