European Parliament Paves the way for GMO-Free Europe

Progressive legislation secured, despite intensified US pressure Strasbourg, 2 July 2003. Hailed as a historic victory for consumers, the European Parliament today adopted the world's strictest and most comprehensive rules on the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Europeans praised the move, which is a practical example of EU resistance towards the intensified global campaign by the US Government and the genetic engineering (GE) industry to ease or abolish GMO legislation. The new EU rules allow consumers …

…groups such as Green Peace and ENG (European Network on Genetics) calls on the EU member states to force the European Commission not to allow any genetic contamination in seeds and to propose legally binding legislation regarding anti-contamination measures, including making GE producers financially liable for potential losses incurred to conventional and organic farmers caused by genetic contamination. The EU will pass more restrictions on GMOs in 2005 in which will almost abolish all GMO markets.