GMW: Would you eat GM food? Not knowingly, says Conservative leader/Non-GMO Pr

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GMW: Would you eat GM food? " Not knowingly " , says

Conservative leader/Non-GMO Project

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Earlier today we circulated an article by Blair's former environment

minister, attacking the strong pro-GM bias of the Government and

questioning the safety of GM foods. (You don't want GM foods? Too bad)

http://www.gmwatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6820

 

In the interests of political balance, here's the Leader of the

Opposition on why we should maintain a GM moratorium and why he wouldn't

knowingly eat GM food. Of course, if Bomber Blair gets his way, he

won't get

the choice.

 

Tell Blair what you think of his plans at:

http://www.stopgmcontamination.org

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1.Would you eat GM food? " Not knowingly " , says Conservative leader

2.The Non-GMO Project Growing in the U.S.

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1.Would you eat GM food? " Not knowingly " , says Conservative leader

http://www.organicfood.co.uk/news.html

 

" I don't think we should lift the moratorium [on GM crops] until we've

dealt with the two issues of contamination and liability, " says

Conservative leader David Cameron in the Hot Seat article. " Although

you say

farmers are itching to grow GM crops, I don't think that right now

anyone would argue that there's a big market. " When asked if he would eat

food which has got GM content in it, he says, " not knowingly... on the

whole I'd rather make sure I'm eating locally produced and un-genetically

modified food. " (Farmers' Weekly - 21/7/06)

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2.The Non-GMO Project Signs On Its First 50 Member Stores in the U.S.

BERKELEY, July 25, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

The Non-GMO Project, a collaboration of North American grocery stores

and co-ops urging natural food and supplement companies to go Non-GMO,

is now at 50 members nationwide, and counting. From San Diego,

California to White River Junction, Vermont, natural food retailers

have begun

to join this effort to assure " a Non-GMO food supply, our customer's

confidence in the foods and supplements we offer, and the general health

& well-being of ourselves, our customers and the world in general. "

 

The Certificate of Membership that each store receives upon joining the

Project also describes the project as:

 

" A Groundbreaking Effort To Identify GMOs In The Food Supply and To

Influence Natural Food & Supplement Companies To Go Non-GMO.

 

The First Comprehensive Non-GMO Compliance Review System started By

Independent Natural Foods & Supplements Retailers and their Customers.

 

The most rigorous standard for Non-GMO verification, developed with the

technical assistance of Global ID Consulting. "

 

The Non-GMO Project was founded by two natural grocery stores, The

Natural Grocery Company in Berkeley, California, and The Big Carrot

Natural

Food Market in Toronto, Canada. To create a systematic and scientific

program for Non-GMO certification, they have retained Global ID

Consulting / Genetic ID North America, the world's leader in GMO

control and

identification. The Project's mission is two-fold; first, it seeks to

enlist as many member grocery stores as possible across the United

States and Canada. Second, The Non-GMO Project will contact all natural

foods & supplements manufacturers, and formally request their

participation.

 

See the list of The Non-GMO Project Member Stores at:

http://www.nongmoproject.org/stores.html

 

To join The Non-GMO Project as a member store, or for more information

about the project, please visit their website:

http://www.nongmoproject.org

 

U.S. Contact: Corey Nicholl, The Non-GMO Project, (510) 526-2456

ext.154, or info

 

Canada Contact: Julie Daniluk, The Non-GMO Project, (416) 466-2129 or

juledani

 

 

 

 

 

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