date:Nov 22, 2013
The B.C. Fruit Growers Association has asked two federal ministers to step in and put a moratorium on a genetically-modified apple, even as it approaches regulatory approval in the U.S.
The BCFGA wrote to Health Minister Rona Ambrose and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz requesting that the Canadian regulatory process for the Arctic Apple be suspended. Our concern is the negative publicity for apples in general caused by the controversy over this GM apple, said Jeet Dukhia, BCFGA president, citin