They're hoping you won't notice, but a decision that could open Europe to the Trojan horse of genetic contamination is being quietly rushed through the European Union (EU).The proposal, under the Standing Committee on Seeds, would allow 0.3 to 0.7 percent GMO (genetically modified organism) contamination of seeds, depending on the crop.
These numbers may sound small, but they would permit the release of seven billion GE (genetically engineered) maize and rape plants every year, enough to fill 45 thousand football fields.
This contamination would in fact be spread out over almost eight million hectares of European farmland, unmonitored and unidentified by the farmers growing it.
These numbers may sound small, but they would permit the release of seven billion GE (genetically engineered) maize and rape plants every year, enough to fill 45 thousand football fields.
This contamination would in fact be spread out over almost eight million hectares of European farmland, unmonitored and unidentified by the farmers growing it.
An initial vote on the proposed directives could take place in early November.
But why is this issue of high public importance being decided by a small technical committee of agricultural bureaucrats behind closed doors? Why have European Parliament requests to involve elected MEPs in the decision-making been ignored?
The answer: because these new seed thresholds are at the request of Monsanto and the GE giants who cannot openly sell GE crops in Europe, and want to sneak them in instead.
But why is this issue of high public importance being decided by a small technical committee of agricultural bureaucrats behind closed doors? Why have European Parliament requests to involve elected MEPs in the decision-making been ignored?
The answer: because these new seed thresholds are at the request of Monsanto and the GE giants who cannot openly sell GE crops in Europe, and want to sneak them in instead.