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*GM crops could cause irreversible alterations to the food supply, with serious consequences for the environment and human and animal health. | *GM crops could cause irreversible alterations to the food supply, with serious consequences for the environment and human and animal health. | ||
| − | Subsequent events and a growing body of scientific evidence have shown each of these concerns to be correct (see [[Genetically Modified (GM) Foods - Renewed Threat to Europe]]). But the biotech industry and its supporters have engaged in a global PR | + | Subsequent events and a growing body of scientific evidence have shown each of these concerns to be correct (see [[Genetically Modified (GM) Foods - Renewed Threat to Europe]]). But the biotech industry and its supporters have engaged in a global PR campaign to promote this technology, undermine concerns, and attack those raising them. |
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Consumer pressure and scientific concerns have largely kept the GM foods and crops that are meant for humans out of Europe, although millions of tons of GMOs enter Europe each year in the form of GM animal feed. Unlike GM foods meant for humans, these "stealth GMOs" do not have to be labelled and remain hidden from consumers (see [[Genetically Modified (GM) Foods - Renewed Threat to Europe]]). | Consumer pressure and scientific concerns have largely kept the GM foods and crops that are meant for humans out of Europe, although millions of tons of GMOs enter Europe each year in the form of GM animal feed. Unlike GM foods meant for humans, these "stealth GMOs" do not have to be labelled and remain hidden from consumers (see [[Genetically Modified (GM) Foods - Renewed Threat to Europe]]). | ||
| − | Once it became clear that Europe was largely closed to the growing of GM crops, the industry and its supporters targeted developing | + | Once it became clear that Europe was largely closed to the growing of GM crops, the industry and its supporters targeted developing country markets, which had been given an unexpected commercial importance. This meant developing country lobbyists became key symbolic players in debates about GM crops, and in assisting the branding of the technology – see [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Third_World_Lobbyists_(GM) Third World Lobbyists (GM)]. |
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[http://www.nlpwessex.org/docs/gmagric.htm Will GM crops deliver benefits to farmers?] is an informative web page on farmers' experiences and agronomic research on GM crops. | [http://www.nlpwessex.org/docs/gmagric.htm Will GM crops deliver benefits to farmers?] is an informative web page on farmers' experiences and agronomic research on GM crops. | ||
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[http://www.i-sis.org.uk ISIS – Institute of Science in Society] is the place to go for science in the service of social and environmental sustainability. | [http://www.i-sis.org.uk ISIS – Institute of Science in Society] is the place to go for science in the service of social and environmental sustainability. | ||
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Welcome to the GMWatch Portal (incorporating LobbyWatch) on Powerbase—providing an A-Z list of articles on the people and groups behind the push for GM crops and food. The editors of the GMWatch portal are Claire Robinson (claire.robinson AT powerbase.info) and Jonathan Matthews. Please read General Disclaimer |
Comments on GMWatch/LobbyWatch "If you want to know how the world works, this is the place to start. I cannot think of a more necessary set of facts than these. LobbyWatch permits us to peer into the crucible of politics, to see how public perceptions and government policies are smelted and forged by corporations and their front organisations." – Journalist, broadcaster and author George Monbiot |
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