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Press Release More information about the Friends of the Earth Europe Biotechnology and GMOs campaign
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Press Release More information about the Friends of the Earth Europe Biotechnology and GMOs campaign
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"No Winners, only losers," says FoEE as WTO makes ruling public Commenting on the WTO's final ruling [1] on genetically modified foods which questions whether a moratorium in the EU is still in place, Adrian Bebb, GM food Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said, "In the real world, legal arguments over whether there is or was a moratorium are totally irrelevant. Europeans will continue to reject genetically modified foods. This trade dispute has created no clear winners but many losers. The public faces contaminated foods resulting from weak regulations in the United States and farmers see their livelihoods threatened by contamination." Sonja Meister, Trade Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said, "The change in the ruling proves once again that the WTO puts corporate interests ahead of environmental protection, public safety and democracy. The WTO is the wrong forum to deal with environmental trade disputes and the international community must find an alternative before another case occurs. The WTO ignored international environmental laws, met in secret behind closed doors and barred any public involvement, even though we have a strong public resistance against GMOs in Europe." **** [1] http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news06_e/291r_e.htm For more details see: **** Sonja Meister, Trade Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe: Rosemary Hall, Communications Officer at Friends of the Earth Europe:
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