Germany Bans GMO Corn!

[Micycle]

Another European country banns GMO Corn!

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Germany deals blow to GM crops

Agriculture minister Ilse Aigner joins European mutiny over genetically modified crops by banning corn variety MON 810

* Kate Connolly in Berlin
* guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 April 2009

Germany has thrown its weight behind a growing European mutiny over genetically modified crops by banning the planting of a widely grown pest-resistant corn variety.

Agriculture minister Ilse Aigner said there was enough evidence to support arguments that MON 810, which is the only GM crop widely grown in Europe, posed a danger.

"I have come to the conclusion that genetically-modified corn from the MON 810 strain constitutes a danger to the environment," Aigner told reporters in Berlin.

Germany's move, which has immediate effect, goes against the European Commission's decision to support the lifting of bans on planting MON 810 which have been imposed by governments in France, Austria, Hungary, Greece and Luxembourg.

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[Hinfarm]

Most european farmers don't have a problem with GMO any thing. The reason they want non GMO is becuase then they can keep out 95% of our crops in their markets.

[Micycle]

The biggest reason Eurpean consumers do not want GMOs is because of a Dr. Arpad Pusztai. He was hired by the EU to develop the new safety standards for GMOs for Europe in 1996. His 20 member pro-gmo research team was given millions of dollars by the UK to develop the most comprehensive study ever done. They concluded that over half of the rats fed GMO potato developed pre-cancerous cell growth in the digestive tract, retarded development of their kidney's, brains, testicles, not to mention a weakened immune system, most of which occurred in the first 10 days. When this information was made public virtually every major fast food chain, and food distributor committed to going gmo free that very week. This story was censored from most north American press. To date this is the most comprehensive animal feeding study done on the health effects of gmo's on mammals.


Hinfarm said:

Most european farmers don't have a problem with GMO any thing. The reason they want non GMO is becuase then they can keep out 95% of our crops in their markets.

[Hinfarm]

Here we go again...........................................

[Nick]

Just curious, with the other post on HSUS, if they protest and bribe enough people and actually get this ban on raising animals passed, where are the Organic farmers gonna get enough $%&* to raise their crops?

[Michael Rutherford]

At least the Germans are smart enough to stop it.
Hope their corn doesn't get contaminated like the Mexicans did.