Polyphenols in the foods that we eat can prevent inflammation in older people since they alter the intestinal microbiota and induce the production of the indole 3-propionic acid (IPA), a metabolite derived from the degradation of tryptophan due to intestinal bacteria. This is stated in a study published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research,...Read More
Groups in Brazil are asking for your solidarity by signing the letter denouncing Brazil’s approval of a genetically engineered (GE) glyphosate-tolerant eucalyptus tree. More than 50 organizations, networks and movements from Brazil and around the world, including the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), denounce the release into the environment and the commercial use of a...Read More
Nature’s original desserts, naturally sweet fruits are particularly abundant in anti-inflammatory compounds, which are important in protecting our bodies from heart disease, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer and bowel disease. Eating at least one-and-a-half to two cups of diverse fruits every day can boost antioxidant activity. One strategy is to eat with the seasons,...Read More
The Minister of Health has decided to allow corporate self-regulation of many new gene-edited GM foods. Read and share CBAN’s press release – May 18, 2022: Federal Government Abandons Safety Assessments and Transparency for New Gene-Edited Foods Today, Health Canada announced changes that will allow private companies to release many new genetically engineered (genetically modified...Read More
According to an epidemiological study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine from West Virginia University, glucosamine supplements may reduce overall mortality just about as well as regular exercise does. “Does this mean that if you get off work at five o’clock one day, you should just skip the gym, take a glucosamine...Read More
New proposals from Health Canada aim to “increase transparency” but will end it. CBAN’s new report discusses how unregulated GMOs will be secret GMOs. If the ministers allow these changes, the last remaining transparency on genetically modified organisms will be eliminated for the public, farmers and the government. Please send our new report to your...Read More
Today, CBAN and Testbiotech (Germany) have published a new report that discusses the scientific literature that shows the basic differences between genome editing (often called gene editing) and plant breeding, and argues that these differences need to be considered in regulation. The report makes the case that all gene edited foods and seeds need rigorous,...Read More
Today, CBAN released a new factsheet examining the complex patent landscape for genome editing (commonly called gene editing). The factsheet is published just as Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are proposing to exempt many genome-edited foods and plants from regulation, which would lead to a flood of patented, unregulated genetically engineered seeds...Read More
Giant microbe from a mangrove could be a missing link between single-celled organisms and the cells that make up humans By definition, microbes are supposed to be so small they can only be seen with a microscope. But a newly described bacterium living in Caribbean mangroves never got that memo (see video, above). Its threadlike...Read More
