irishspirit
16th April 2011, 13:09
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Ireland has taken the bold step of banning the cultivation of all GM crops. Photo by ellievanhoutte (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellievanhoutte/3682592831/sizes/l/) via Flickr.
(http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/genetically-modified-food-the-biggest-enviromental-disaster-prince-charles.php)
Prince Charles (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/genetically-modified-food-the-biggest-enviromental-disaster-prince-charles.php) has called it the "biggest environmental disaster of all time," while Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com/) and others (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/gm_food_debates.php) maintain it's safe for humans and the environment. Genetically modified foods (http://www.naturallysavvy.com/pediatric-nutrition/genetically-modified-foods-and-your-child) are a contentious issue, but Ireland is erring on the side of caution, placing a ban on growing any genetically modified crops.
Ireland will ban growing of GM crops, and a voluntary GM-free label can be placed on all animal products--such as meat, poultry, eggs, fish, crustaceans, and dairy--that are raised with GM-free feed, according to a GM-Free Ireland press release (http://www.gmfreeireland.org/press/GMFI45.pdf). Ireland joins Japan (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/saying-no-to-gm-foods.php) and Egypt (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/egypt-bans-genetically-modified-food.php) as one of the few but growing number of countries that have banned the cultivation of GM crops.
Smart Move for Irish Farmers
The agreement (http://www.taoiseach.ie/eng/Publications/Publications_2009/Reviewed_Programme_for_Government_October_2009.pdf ), signed by the government's two coalition partners, declares Ireland a "GM-free Zone."
The move will help Irish farmers who can't compete with subsidized agriculture powerhouses, says GM-Free Ireland Co-ordinator, Michael O'Callaghan:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/ireland-says-not-in-this-country-bans-gm-crops.php
Ireland has taken the bold step of banning the cultivation of all GM crops. Photo by ellievanhoutte (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellievanhoutte/3682592831/sizes/l/) via Flickr.
(http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/genetically-modified-food-the-biggest-enviromental-disaster-prince-charles.php)
Prince Charles (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/genetically-modified-food-the-biggest-enviromental-disaster-prince-charles.php) has called it the "biggest environmental disaster of all time," while Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com/) and others (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/gm_food_debates.php) maintain it's safe for humans and the environment. Genetically modified foods (http://www.naturallysavvy.com/pediatric-nutrition/genetically-modified-foods-and-your-child) are a contentious issue, but Ireland is erring on the side of caution, placing a ban on growing any genetically modified crops.
Ireland will ban growing of GM crops, and a voluntary GM-free label can be placed on all animal products--such as meat, poultry, eggs, fish, crustaceans, and dairy--that are raised with GM-free feed, according to a GM-Free Ireland press release (http://www.gmfreeireland.org/press/GMFI45.pdf). Ireland joins Japan (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/saying-no-to-gm-foods.php) and Egypt (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/egypt-bans-genetically-modified-food.php) as one of the few but growing number of countries that have banned the cultivation of GM crops.
Smart Move for Irish Farmers
The agreement (http://www.taoiseach.ie/eng/Publications/Publications_2009/Reviewed_Programme_for_Government_October_2009.pdf ), signed by the government's two coalition partners, declares Ireland a "GM-free Zone."
The move will help Irish farmers who can't compete with subsidized agriculture powerhouses, says GM-Free Ireland Co-ordinator, Michael O'Callaghan:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/ireland-says-not-in-this-country-bans-gm-crops.php