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2007-02-21 | permalink
Columban calls for Catholic stand on GM food in Australia
The use of new genetic engineering technologies in the production of food crops poses unknown health risks, Columban Fr Charles Rue says, in a call for an informed Catholic voice on genetically modified foods in the lead up to the NSW election. In a statement issued this week, the Columban Missionary Society says it is concerned that a future NSW Government will lift its moratorium on the commercial growing of genetically modified food crops in the state.
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2007-02-21 | permalink
Columban calls for Catholic stand on GM food in Australia
The use of new genetic engineering technologies in the production of food crops poses unknown health risks, Columban Fr Charles Rue says, in a call for an informed Catholic voice on genetically modified foods in the lead up to the NSW election. In a statement issued this week, the Columban Missionary Society says it is concerned that a future NSW Government will lift its moratorium on the commercial growing of genetically modified food crops in the state.
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