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# Is canola oil safe?
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/is_canola_oil_safe_1120161151/
- Published: 2016-11-21T00:42:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:42:00.000Z
- Description: The item cites an article at draxe.com that calls canola a GMO plant and claims canola oil can cause blood platelet abnormalities, retarded growth, free radical damage and a high cancer risk.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

An article published on [https://draxe.com/canola-oil-gm/](https://draxe.com/canola-oil-gm/?ref=foodconsumer.org) says that canola is a GMO plant and canola oil is a GMO product. And the article claims this oil can cause illnesses or health conditions like blood platelet abnormalities, retarded growth, free radical damage and high cancer risk.