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GM Crops
Gill Hall7/3/04 10:49
There is extensive coverage in the Independent this morning about the degree of contamination in the US - quote: two-thirds of conventional crops in the US are now contaminated with GM material, dooming organic agriculture and posing a severe future risk to health - unquote. The latter statement is explored with reference to the next generation of crops bred to produce industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Even allowing for some hype, this is very disturbing news. We have written to our MP, to Blair and to Brown before deploring the Government's desire to railroad the UK into growing GM crops. I find myself very emotional over this as I am committed to growing, buying and eating organic food and I want to retain this choice. As I am preparing to write the next batch of letters, to the supermarkets I buy from, to the government et al. can anybody suggest any other ways (perhaps more effective) I can make my protest felt? I realise that not everyone may share my view! The Daily Mail ran an article the other day about illnesses among people in the Phillipines (IIRC) and the strong suspicion of links between that and GM maize recently planted near their homes. You could try copying that and sending it with your protests. I believe quite a lot of research has been done in Canada where it's said there are big regrets over the planting of GM maize and its consequent effect upon the environment. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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