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2000

21 June

Food Standards Agency could do better

Friends of the Earth is calling on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to distance itself from the Government's position on genetic modification and to review the safety of all GM foods and current safety assessments.

Friends of the Earth is calling on the FSA to:

Friends of the Earth's Real Food Campaigner, Pete Riley said: "We were promised a new beginning in food safety when the Food Standards Agency was formed but on GM foods it has so far wobbled in the direction of the Government and the biotech industry. If the Agency wants credibility on this issue it must ensure that it's not simply the old Ministry of Agriculture with a new logo. We need firm action on GM foods to guarantee public safety at all costs. The current status quo should not be an option."

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