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2007-06-22 | permalink
UK organic sector fights GM contamination
Representatives from the UK organic sector have today urged the UK environment minister David Miliband not to allow organic food to be contaminated by genetically modified organisms (GMOs). A delegation representing 70 organic businesses urged Miliband not to increase the current threshold for GM contamination of organic food from 0.1 per cent to 0.9 per cent. [...] The organic sector is also angry that the government failed to consult it last autumn when finalising its proposals on the co-existence of GM, non-GM and organic crops in the UK. During the consultation, the government met with a number of GM companies, including AstraZeneca, BASF Plant Science, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, Du Pont, Monsanto and Syngenta, but did not speak directly with one organic business, according to today’s delegation.
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2007-06-22 | permalink
UK organic sector fights GM contamination
Representatives from the UK organic sector have today urged the UK environment minister David Miliband not to allow organic food to be contaminated by genetically modified organisms (GMOs). A delegation representing 70 organic businesses urged Miliband not to increase the current threshold for GM contamination of organic food from 0.1 per cent to 0.9 per cent. [...] The organic sector is also angry that the government failed to consult it last autumn when finalising its proposals on the co-existence of GM, non-GM and organic crops in the UK. During the consultation, the government met with a number of GM companies, including AstraZeneca, BASF Plant Science, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, Du Pont, Monsanto and Syngenta, but did not speak directly with one organic business, according to today’s delegation.
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