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Consumers still wary of GM food and want clear labelling - new research
25 November 2009
Responding to new research published by the Food Standards Agency on public attitiudes to GM food, Friends of the Earth's senior food campaigner, Clare Oxborrow, said:
"Many people will be shocked to find out that GM crops are sneaking onto their plates via unlabelled meat and dairy products made from animals fed imported GM feeds.
"This new research is clear that consumers want control over the food they eat, and control is what they stand to lose if the Government moves further down the GM blind alley.
"Labelling rules must be tightened up so that people can choose GM-free meat and dairy and the Government must take action to reduce farmers' reliance on imported animal feeds which are trashing forests in South America, and instead support farmers in Britain to use non-GM, home-grown feeds.
"GM crops don't feed the world - but they do make massive profits for the big businesses that sell patented seeds and the chemicals needed to grow them."
Notes to editors
1. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is today publishing findings of a qualitative research project commissioned to explore public attitudes to genetic modification (GM). http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2009/nov/gmreport
2. Friends of the Earth's Food Chain Campaign is calling on the Government to back planet-friendly farming www.fixthefoodchain.com
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Published by Friends of the Earth Trust
Last modified: Nov 2009
