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2009-08-18 | permalink
British Crop Production Council urges Minister to challenge Brussels on GM legislation
BCPC says that the Minister must oppose Brussels’ attempts to continue the practice of imposing thresholds without scientific basis. These purport to be safety measures, in line with the ’precautionary principle’ but simply work to the detriment of food production without delivering health or environmental benefit. A prime example of this is the EU limits on pesticides in drinking water – which will result in the banning of critical agrochemicals – and which already incur massive costs in removing chemicals at levels with no toxicological significance.
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2009-08-18 | permalink
British Crop Production Council urges Minister to challenge Brussels on GM legislation
BCPC says that the Minister must oppose Brussels’ attempts to continue the practice of imposing thresholds without scientific basis. These purport to be safety measures, in line with the ’precautionary principle’ but simply work to the detriment of food production without delivering health or environmental benefit. A prime example of this is the EU limits on pesticides in drinking water – which will result in the banning of critical agrochemicals – and which already incur massive costs in removing chemicals at levels with no toxicological significance.
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