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2014-06-13 |

EU Council Vote Pushes GM Crop Decision to Parliament

Campaign group GM Freeze expressed disappointment today as the European Union Environment Council voted "Yes" on a controversial proposal that could see GM crops planted in UK fields as early as next year.
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill commented:

“EU Environment Ministers have waved through a deeply flawed proposal to the next stage because Owen Paterson and friends think it’s more important to get GM crops into the ground than to protect people’s right to say 'No'. The legal basis for so called ‘national opt-outs’ is questionable at best, and even if a country or region does manage to establish a ban they will find it very difficult to protect their fields and food from contamination if their neighbours start growing GM.

"Farmers, food producers and consumers should all be able to choose GM-free without fear of contamination. We trust that MEPs will listen to the concerns of their constituents when they get a chance to vote on this dangerous proposal.”

2014-06-13 |

Genetically modified products to be prohibited cultivated in Kyrgyzstan

Genetically modified products to be prohibited cultivated in Kyrgyzstan. Today the deputies approved in the third reading the bill "On the prohibition of cultivation, production, import and sale in KR products containing GMOs".

2014-06-12 |

Ireland: Hogan backs EU plan allowing states to prohibit growing of GMOs

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has voted in favour of an EU plan, which will allow individual member states to prohibit growing of Genetically Modified Organisms on their territory.

2014-06-12 |

Member states agree on right to ban GMO cultivation at national level

Brussels – After three years of stalemate, environment ministers are expected to agree today on a draft law which allegedly gives EU countries the right to stop genetically modified (GM) crops from being grown on their land. Greenpeace warns that the compromise text negotiated by the Greek presidency is riddled with legal holes. Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero said: “Environment ministers want to give member states the right to ban GMO cultivation on their land, but the text they agreed today does not deliver on what it promises. It would still leave those countries that want to say ‘no’ to GMOs exposed to legal attacks of the biotech industry.” Greenpeace criticises that the text agreed by ministers today would give biotech companies an official role in the banning process, and that it would prevent member states from using health and environmental risks posed by GM crops as justification for restricting their cultivation at national level.

2014-06-11 |

USA: 92% Think GE Food Should Be Labeled Before Sold

New Consumer Reports Poll Shows Consumer Demand for Strong Federal Standards for Genetically Engineered Food

- 92% Think GE Food Should Be Labeled Before Sold
- 92% Think GE Food Should Meet Government Safety Standards Before Sold
- 92% Demand the Government Label GE Salmon

Yonkers, NY—According to a new national poll by Consumer Reports, an overwhelming majority of U.S. consumers think that before genetically engineered (GE) food is sold, it should be labeled accordingly (92% of consumers) and meet long-term safety standards set by the government (92%). The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) currently does not require labeling or pre-market safety assessments of GE food.

Similarly, 92% of Americans specifically agreed that the government should require that GE salmon be labeled before it is sold. The FDA is considering whether to approve a GE salmon, which is designed to grow to maturity twice as fast as normal salmon, and has said that it does not intend to require labeling. In addition, nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers polled said that it’s crucial for them to avoid GE ingredients when purchasing food.

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