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2007-02-15 | permalink
Environmental liability – Make GMOs a special case
Genetically Modified Organisms should be made a special case when new rules on liability for environmental damage are put in place in the UK say a group of environmental organisations. The UK is due to implement the European Environmental Liability Directive in the UK this year and public consultations are currently underway. The group are calling upon UK politicians to support their proposals to strengthen the UK’s environmental liability laws for GMOs to go well beyond the baseline laid down in the Directive. If the Government’s current proposals are implemented, biotech companies are unlikely to be held responsible for any damage to wildlife caused by their GM crops.
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2007-02-15 | permalink
Environmental liability – Make GMOs a special case
Genetically Modified Organisms should be made a special case when new rules on liability for environmental damage are put in place in the UK say a group of environmental organisations. The UK is due to implement the European Environmental Liability Directive in the UK this year and public consultations are currently underway. The group are calling upon UK politicians to support their proposals to strengthen the UK’s environmental liability laws for GMOs to go well beyond the baseline laid down in the Directive. If the Government’s current proposals are implemented, biotech companies are unlikely to be held responsible for any damage to wildlife caused by their GM crops.
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