To the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and the Honourable Members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Whereas genetically engineered (GE) foods pose serious threats to the environment, to human health and are liable to have a negative impact on the economy, and,
Whereas British Columbia's Provincial Health Office's 2005 annual report states: "Labelling should be provided on all genetically modified foods to allow for consumer choice", and,
Whereas labelling of genetically engineered foods is already compulsory in many other countries (upwards of 35) and is shown to be both practical and useful.
Therefore,
Your petitioners respectfully request that the Honourable House of Commons adopt mandatory labelling of all food in which the presence of genetically engineered ingredients can be detected, allowing a maximum threshold of 1% for unavoidable GE contamination.