Thank goodness there will be no GMO potatoes grown in Canada 2017.
No GMO Potatoes in Canada, Not Today!
I choose Michelle Dobyne, because she is a strong fierce woman, and she was going to do her all to protect her babies from fire!
We need to do all our all to protect our babies from GMO's
Simplot Plant Sciences, the company that developed the "Innate" potato which bruise less and have less black spots than real potatoes
Doug Cole, director of marketing and communications, said the company is holding off allowing commercial growth of Innate potatoes in Canada until there's a proven market for them.
Let's Make sure there is no proven Market for them in Canada, not only today, this year, but continually!
"There is strong interest from the grower community and retailers are also interested. But it's a very involved purchase decision," said Cole.
He said there are about five acres of test plots on P.E.I. this year.
However on the other side of the Colonial made border: the U.S. market is growing
There are now 6,000 acres, and the potatoes and are sold in about 4,000 supermarkets across 40 states.
More on GMO potatoes in the USA and the concerns presented:
http://www.naturalhealth365.com/potatoes-gmo-2189.html
Simplot Plant Sciences has test plots in Ontario and Manitoba.
Cole said the company expects the company's Gen2 potato that is blight resistant will be approved by the CFIA and Health Canada by the end of this summer.
"That potato will require 50 per cent less pesticides, which he thinks both farmers and consumers will be interested in."
So this is just temporary!
If you do not want GMO potatoes in Canada in 2018 and beyond, then it is best to write letters to your grocer, and tell them you absolutely do not want GMO potatoes or any other GMO vegetable or fruit on this side of the colonial border, in Canada. This was already done this year and proven to halt the introduction of GMO potatoes in Canada. Here are some suggestions as to where to send your letters:
https://cban.ca/gmos/products/not-on-the-market/potato/
Information obtained from:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/gmo-potatoes-grown-p-e-i-season-1.4127940
Original video credit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7WDwvSO4z8