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Re: GMO corn in Europe
A recent blurb I wrote for the Seeds of Change
eNewsletter...Cartegena Protocol is interesting...
Like Steve said, "eat organic." And I might add, grow real food and
encourage others to do so.
WTO Rules Against EU in GMO dispute.
On February 8th, according the Bloomberg news agency, the World Trade
Organization (WTO) announced that it will soon release a report
condemning the European Union’s Ban on Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs) in their fields and food products. This ruling comes in spite
of recent polls showing that over half of European citizens consider
GMO’s to be a heath risk. The WTO panel ruled that various EU
countries - Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg -
had broken international trade rules by imposing national bans on
marketing and growing specific GMO’s.
According to a report by Reuters news agency on the following day,
some of those countries reacted strongly to the WTO ruling, vowing to
defend their legal right to block EU-approved products if deemed
necessary, reflecting the will of consumers. EU law dictates that
such bans must be scientifically justified, which many now say is the
case as more evidence stacks up against the safety of GMOs in the
food supply. EU representatives are also quick to point out that 132
countries have signed the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety an
international treaty attached to the Convention on Biological
Diversity, which backs their cautious approach to adopting GMOs.
It is unclear how the ban will play out, as it is open to appeal.
Furthermore, the protest that resulted in the ruling was made by the
U.S., Canada, and Argentina based on policies in place in 2003 which
have since been relaxed by the EU.
2005 marked the billionth acre of biotech crops planted worldwide
with over 200 million acres under cultivation in 21 countries. The
U.S, where over 70% of all processed food products contain at least
one genetically modified ingredient, counted for over half of
worldwide production.
Scott Vlaun
Moose Pond Arts+Ecology
Design Solutions for a Sustainable Future
35 Moose Pond Road
Otisfield, Maine 04270
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On Mar 3, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Steve Diver wrote:
> GMO technology has turned Americans into the largest
> guinea pig experiment in history. Now the European
> food consumers will join the experiment.
>
> A Japanese minister said they will "watch American
> kids for ten years" to really observe the effects of
> GMO foods, in the movie "Future of Food."
>
> Friends, if you want to see the effects of GMO on
> foods, just look at some of the qualitative bioassay
> tests from organic and biodynamic research. I'm
> referring to circular chromatography and biocrystallization,
> among others.
>
> Biological feeding tests on several generations of
> small animals, as well as selective feeding trials
> by small animals, is another eye opener.
>
> Our corporate neighbors on this planet have
> opened Pandora's box, so sit back and watch
> the monkey wrenching of human genetics unfold.
>
> Meantime, eat organic which is a GMO-free
> ecolabel. Fyi, writers might find the various
> ecolabels and alternative farming systems an
> interesting topic to write about. Consumers are
> bypassing the corporate food system and creating
> very interesting and dynamic local food systems.
>
> Steve Diver
> Northwest Arkansas
>
>
> jo ellen meyers sharp wrote:
>
>> From the Indianapolis Star Mid-day newsletter:
>>
>>
>>
>> Corn developed by Dow Agrosciences cleared in Europe
>> Corn genetically engineered to fight insects by Dow
>> AgroSciences in Indianapolis and Iowa-based Pioneer Hi-bred has been
>> cleared by the European Commission for human consumption. However,
>> the 25-member body still won't allow the seed to be planted there.
>> Read the release.
>>
>> <http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe5d1174766d05757417-
>> fdee15767d6703797d107875-ff041670756702>
>>
>
>
>
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