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02-06-2003, 05:08 PM
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Why the fear of GM Crops?
Torsten Brinch wrote in message . ..
On 30 May 2003 11:47:04 -0700, (Jerry) wrote: I hear and read that the European Union has safety concerns about growing genetically modified crops and the food produced from them. Then you must be American :-) In fact the European Union has approved several genetically modified crops, and is having no particular safety concerns in regards to that. You have been misinformed. Yes, I am. No, I haven't. The E. U. has constantly asserted GM safety concerns as the only reason for shutting U.S. grain out of their import markets. Read the stories Marcus linked further down in the thread. But I never hear details. So here is the question. What are the SPECIFIC fears of the European Union in regard to genetically modified crops? The overshadowing specific concern of the European Union in regard to GMOs, or 'fear', to use that word, is the potential for disruption of the internal market by their presence on it. Hence the struggle is for a common EU legal framework to regulate labelling, traceability and product liability of GMOs. I take that to mean that the EU wants complete government control exercised over U.S. producers in the same manner that European producers and controlled. But my perception is a bit biased. After all, I am one of those free Americans. |
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