EU agriculture chief slams GMOs

I'm all about using science to enhance life and that includes the food we eat. The truth is however, that GMOs are dangerous. Dangerous because they may suffer a global die off leading to subsequent food shortages, they may cross breed with other plants and the unintended consequences are always the ones that bight. And finally, we just don't know what the health effects on humans are from eating trans-species plants and animals.

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EU agriculture chief slams GMOs, expresses strong support for natural agriculture

http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2011/05/17/eu-agriculture-chief-slams-gmos-expresses-strong-support-for-natural-agriculture/

In a bold move that goes against the mainstream flow, European Union (EU) Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos recently denounced genetically-modified (GM) food crops, citing the fact that they fail to meet various “quality and diversity criteria” that consumers have come to expect, and their inherent lack of benefit for both farmers and consumers. Ciolos also expressed support for individual EU member nations having the freedom to ban GM crops if they so choose, emphasizing the notion that natural, local agriculture is the best route for European nations to take.

Acceptance of GMOs throughout Europe continues to be far lower than it is in the US, partly due to the fact that EU policy dictates that GMOs be properly labeled, while US policy has no labeling requirements. But European consumers have also been far more vocal against the use of GMOs than consumers in the US have been, and numerous other European leaders like Ciolos have publicly spoken out against GMOs, while most US politicians have remained silent on the issue (http://www.naturalnews.com/030422_G…).

In a recent interview, Ciolos properly identified traditional polyculture agriculture as beneficial to high food quality, diverse diets, and natural biodiversity. Sharply contrasted to GM crop cultivation, which represents a chemical-based system of monoculture, traditional agriculture represents a wide variety of unique food items that are not chemical dependent, and that do not put the environment and human health at risk

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