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2009-10-16 | permalink
EU and Greenpeace row over safety of GM food
The EU Commission stressed Thursday that health and environmental factors were foremost in approving genetically modified foodstuffs, while protesting farmers and environmentalists called for an outright ban. ”GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are one of the most sensitive dossiers on my desk,” EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said during a meeting with farmers organised by Greenpeace in front of the Brussels headquarters of the commission.
- Agence France Press, France: EU and Greenpeace row over safety of GM food
- EuroPolitics, Belgium: Greenpeace lobbies against market release of Bayer rice
- Greenpeace International, The Netherlands: GE not the answer - Straight from the farmer’s mouth
- Green Planet, Italy: EU farmers in Brussels: ”GMOs are not a solution”
- EuroNews, Belgium: GMO protestors give Brussels food for thought
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2009-10-16 | permalink
EU and Greenpeace row over safety of GM food
The EU Commission stressed Thursday that health and environmental factors were foremost in approving genetically modified foodstuffs, while protesting farmers and environmentalists called for an outright ban. ”GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are one of the most sensitive dossiers on my desk,” EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said during a meeting with farmers organised by Greenpeace in front of the Brussels headquarters of the commission.
- Agence France Press, France: EU and Greenpeace row over safety of GM food
- EuroPolitics, Belgium: Greenpeace lobbies against market release of Bayer rice
- Greenpeace International, The Netherlands: GE not the answer - Straight from the farmer’s mouth
- Green Planet, Italy: EU farmers in Brussels: ”GMOs are not a solution”
- EuroNews, Belgium: GMO protestors give Brussels food for thought
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