Coming Soon... GMO Co-existence

A charter for GM Contamination

The Government has promised a public consultation on GM co-existence proposals. Now two years later than expected they are published. Unfortunately these proposals are as feared a blueprint for GM contamination. Key elements in the proposal include:

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Allowing up to 0.9% routine GM contamination of non-GM (including organic) products.
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Ludicrously small separation distances between GM and non-GM crops (35m for oilseed rape).
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Very weak liability proposals
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Not telling the public where GM crops are being grown

Rather than facilitating co-existence this proposal seems to be a charter to facilitate GM contamination. Despite this bias towards the biotech industry, this consultation is addressed to the public and we should respond.

[link= http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/GM%20coex.htm ]http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/GM%20coex.htm[/link]

The full 'Consultation on Proposals for Managing the Co-existence of GM, Conventional and Organic Crops' document is available at [link= http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/gmnongm-coexist ]www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/gmnongm-coexist[/link]

(Deadline for all responses: 20th October 2006)