Prince Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

August 13, 2008

Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

Companies developing genetically modified crops risk creating the biggest environmental disaster "of all time", Prince Charles has warned.

GM crops were damaging Earth's soil and were an experiment "gone seriously wrong", he told the Daily Telegraph.

A future reliance on corporations to mass-produce food would drive millions of farmers off their land, he said.

The government said it welcomed all voices in the "important" debate over the future potential role of GM crops.

However, Dr Julian Little, chairman of the Agricultural Biotechnology Council, said he was "disappointed" by the Prince's comments because "they do not seem to be based on any solid evidence".

"Our experience from over 10 years of GM cultivation shows that GM technology has been found to deliver real environmental and economic benefits," he said.

Mr Little added: "At a time when demand for food and fuel is rising and in the face of growing environmental challenges, we need to find ways to feed an ever-increasing global population."

FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMMEMore from Today programme

BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the Prince's "robust" comments were "likely to rankle with the government", which has given the go-ahead to a number of GM crop trials in the UK since 2000.

"Even for a prince who's a long-established champion of organic farming and critic of GM crops, these are comments which verge on the extreme," our correspondent said.

Prince Charles told the newspaper that huge multi-national corporations involved in developing GM foods were conducting a "gigantic experiment with nature and the whole of humanity which has gone seriously wrong".

Relying on "gigantic corporations" for food would end in "absolute disaster", he warned.

"That would be the absolute destruction of everything... and the classic way of ensuring there is no food in the future."

What should be being debated was "food security not food production", he said.

He said GM developers might think they would be successful by having "one form of clever genetic engineering after another", but he believed "that will be guaranteed to cause the biggest disaster environmentally of all time".

"If they think this is the way to go we will end up with millions of small farmers all over the world being driven off their land" Prince Charles

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Prince Charles, who has an organic farm on his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire, said relying on big corporations for the mass production of food would not only threaten future food supplies but also force smaller producers out of business.

"If they think this is the way to go, we will end up with millions of small farmers all over the world being driven off their land into unsustainable, unmanageable, degraded and dysfunctional conurbations of unmentionable awfulness," he said.

The prince also told the Telegraph he hoped to see more family-run co-operative farms, with producers working with nature and not against it.

The Prince's comments come at a time of rising world food prices and food shortages.

The biotech industry says that GM technology can help combat world hunger and poverty by delivering higher yields from crops and also reduce the use of pesticides.

'Untenable'

In June, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said the government was ready to argue for a greater role for the technology.

But green groups and aid agencies have doubts about GM technology's effectiveness in tackling world hunger and have concerns about the long-term environmental impact.

Responding to the prince's comments, a spokeswoman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: "Safety will always be our top priority on this issue."

Anti-monarchy Campaign group Republic said: "Prince Charles is quickly making his position as heir to the throne untenable with his meddling in politics." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/7557644.stm

August 15, 2008

---thanks for this i have just learned because someone messed about

with wheat in some way many people are developing wheat intolerance

with massive consequences ...massive inflamed bloated stomachs

because its gm modified

phill In , " Lynda Brasier "

<susoni wrote:

>

> Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

>

> Companies developing genetically modified crops risk creating the

biggest environmental disaster " of all time " , Prince Charles has warned.

>

> GM crops were damaging Earth's soil and were an experiment " gone

seriously wrong " , he told the Daily Telegraph.

>

> A future reliance on corporations to mass-produce food would drive

millions of farmers off their land, he said.

>

> The government said it welcomed all voices in the " important " debate

over the future potential role of GM crops.

>

> However, Dr Julian Little, chairman of the Agricultural

Biotechnology Council, said he was " disappointed " by the Prince's

comments because " they do not seem to be based on any solid evidence " .

>

> " Our experience from over 10 years of GM cultivation shows that GM

technology has been found to deliver real environmental and economic

benefits, " he said.

>

> Mr Little added: " At a time when demand for food and fuel is rising

and in the face of growing environmental challenges, we need to find

ways to feed an ever-increasing global population. "

>

> FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME

> More from Today programme

>

> BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the Prince's " robust "

comments were " likely to rankle with the government " , which has given

the go-ahead to a number of GM crop trials in the UK since 2000.

>

> " Even for a prince who's a long-established champion of organic

farming and critic of GM crops, these are comments which verge on the

extreme, " our correspondent said.

>

> Prince Charles told the newspaper that huge multi-national

corporations involved in developing GM foods were conducting a

" gigantic experiment with nature and the whole of humanity which has

gone seriously wrong " .

>

> Relying on " gigantic corporations " for food would end in " absolute

disaster " , he warned.

>

> " That would be the absolute destruction of everything... and the

classic way of ensuring there is no food in the future. "

>

> What should be being debated was " food security not food

production " , he said.

>

> He said GM developers might think they would be successful by having

" one form of clever genetic engineering after another " , but he

believed " that will be guaranteed to cause the biggest disaster

environmentally of all time " .

>

> " If they think this is the way to go we will end up with millions of

small farmers all over the world being driven off their land "

> Prince Charles

>

> Send us your comments

>

> Prince Charles, who has an organic farm on his Highgrove estate in

Gloucestershire, said relying on big corporations for the mass

production of food would not only threaten future food supplies but

also force smaller producers out of business.

>

> " If they think this is the way to go, we will end up with millions

of small farmers all over the world being driven off their land into

unsustainable, unmanageable, degraded and dysfunctional conurbations

of unmentionable awfulness, " he said.

>

> The prince also told the Telegraph he hoped to see more family-run

co-operative farms, with producers working with nature and not against

it.

>

> The Prince's comments come at a time of rising world food prices and

food shortages.

>

> The biotech industry says that GM technology can help combat world

hunger and poverty by delivering higher yields from crops and also

reduce the use of pesticides.

>

> 'Untenable'

>

> In June, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said the government was

ready to argue for a greater role for the technology.

>

> But green groups and aid agencies have doubts about GM technology's

effectiveness in tackling world hunger and have concerns about the

long-term environmental impact.

>

> Responding to the prince's comments, a spokeswoman for the

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: " Safety will

always be our top priority on this issue. "

>

> Anti-monarchy Campaign group Republic said: " Prince Charles is

quickly making his position as heir to the throne untenable with his

meddling in politics. "

>

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/7557644.stm

>

August 15, 2008

There is an excellent article somewhere in the files also explaining how

when the bread is made too fast the gluten has a bad effect on the body -

but also it is added to so many other things - the gluten itself is harmful

regardless of GM

Jane

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Friday, August 15, 2008 10:26 AM

Re: Prince Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

---thanks for this i have just learned because someone messed about

with wheat in some way many people are developing wheat intolerance

with massive consequences ...massive inflamed bloated stomachs

because its gm modified

phill In , " Lynda Brasier "

<susoni wrote:

>

> Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

>

> Companies developing genetically modified crops risk creating the

biggest environmental disaster " of all time " , Prince Charles has warned.

>

> GM crops were damaging Earth's soil and were an experiment " gone

seriously wrong " , he told the Daily Telegraph.

>

> A future reliance on corporations to mass-produce food would drive

millions of farmers off their land, he said.

>

> The government said it welcomed all voices in the " important " debate

over the future potential role of GM crops.

>

> However, Dr Julian Little, chairman of the Agricultural

Biotechnology Council, said he was " disappointed " by the Prince's

comments because " they do not seem to be based on any solid evidence " .

>

> " Our experience from over 10 years of GM cultivation shows that GM

technology has been found to deliver real environmental and economic

benefits, " he said.

>

> Mr Little added: " At a time when demand for food and fuel is rising

and in the face of growing environmental challenges, we need to find

ways to feed an ever-increasing global population. "

>

> FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME

> More from Today programme

>

> BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the Prince's " robust "

comments were " likely to rankle with the government " , which has given

the go-ahead to a number of GM crop trials in the UK since 2000.

>

> " Even for a prince who's a long-established champion of organic

farming and critic of GM crops, these are comments which verge on the

extreme, " our correspondent said.

>

> Prince Charles told the newspaper that huge multi-national

corporations involved in developing GM foods were conducting a

" gigantic experiment with nature and the whole of humanity which has

gone seriously wrong " .

>

> Relying on " gigantic corporations " for food would end in " absolute

disaster " , he warned.

>

> " That would be the absolute destruction of everything... and the

classic way of ensuring there is no food in the future. "

>

> What should be being debated was " food security not food

production " , he said.

>

> He said GM developers might think they would be successful by having

" one form of clever genetic engineering after another " , but he

believed " that will be guaranteed to cause the biggest disaster

environmentally of all time " .

>

> " If they think this is the way to go we will end up with millions of

small farmers all over the world being driven off their land "

> Prince Charles

>

> Send us your comments

>

> Prince Charles, who has an organic farm on his Highgrove estate in

Gloucestershire, said relying on big corporations for the mass

production of food would not only threaten future food supplies but

also force smaller producers out of business.

>

> " If they think this is the way to go, we will end up with millions

of small farmers all over the world being driven off their land into

unsustainable, unmanageable, degraded and dysfunctional conurbations

of unmentionable awfulness, " he said.

>

> The prince also told the Telegraph he hoped to see more family-run

co-operative farms, with producers working with nature and not against

it.

>

> The Prince's comments come at a time of rising world food prices and

food shortages.

>

> The biotech industry says that GM technology can help combat world

hunger and poverty by delivering higher yields from crops and also

reduce the use of pesticides.

>

> 'Untenable'

>

> In June, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said the government was

ready to argue for a greater role for the technology.

>

> But green groups and aid agencies have doubts about GM technology's

effectiveness in tackling world hunger and have concerns about the

long-term environmental impact.

>

> Responding to the prince's comments, a spokeswoman for the

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: " Safety will

always be our top priority on this issue. "

>

> Anti-monarchy Campaign group Republic said: " Prince Charles is

quickly making his position as heir to the throne untenable with his

meddling in politics. "

>

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/7557644.stm

>

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August 15, 2008

You are correct I believe that many more people are being diagnosed with Coeliac Disease........ is it due to GM ???? possibly.... I think it is more likely that we were not meant to eat grains in such quantities and of the types we currently consume..... GM is only part of the Coeliac Problem.... personal opinion Cheer's from C in T

---thanks for this i have just learned because someone messed aboutwith wheat in some way many people are developing wheat intolerancewith massive consequences ...massive inflamed bloated stomachs because its gm modified