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  • Fined $2K For Possessing Living Snakehead “Frankenfish”

    Fined $2K For Possessing Living Snakehead “Frankenfish”

    A Chatham man has been fined $2,000 for illegal possession of snakehead fish. Yung-Chieh Liu pleaded guilty to illegally possessing live invasive fish. In addition to the fine, two snakehead fish were also forfeited to the Crown. Justice of the Peace Malcolm Rogers heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Blenheim, on April…

  • 81 GMO’s Made By Gene Splicing Not Labeled In Canada

    81 GMO’s Made By Gene Splicing Not Labeled In Canada

    It is worth noting that South of the border  an important proposition was recently defeated. Proposition 37 as it was named, was a vote given to residents of California, for mandatory labelling of genetically modified food products. Given the distance between here and California you may wonder, what is the relevance? Since 1996, 81 genetically…