New fears over impact of GM crops on birdlife30 August 2000
New research from the University of East Anglia highlights the potentially negative effect of GM crops on bird populations, was published in Science magazine this week.
"The UEA research reveals once again the farcical nature of the Government's so called GM trials programme," said Friends of the Earth Real Food Campaigner, Adrian Bebb. "The research suggests that the trials will fail to pick up any of the environmental effects identified in this study. Since these are fundamental to the environmental case against GM crops, what on earth is the point of the trials? The time has come for the Government to finally call a freeze on GM crops until their safety can be guaranteed. And instead of wasting taxpayers money on dead-end GM research the Government should be investing in farm systems that grow sufficient high-quality food on wildlife-friendly land."
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