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Austria bans Monsanto GM rape - Nieuwsbank (persbericht)

Austria bans Monsanto GM rape Jan 23 2006 Friends of the Earth has today welcomed the decision by the Austrian Government to ban Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape. This brings the total number of European bans on GM foods or crops to twelve . The decision by the current EU presidency follows November's referendum in Switzerland which put in place a Five year moratorium on growing GM crops and comes ahead of the WTO GM dispute ruling, which will include whether countries are allowed to impose such bans. Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK Government to follow suit. The Austrian decision to ban Monsanto's oilseed rape, GT73, is based on the risk of genetic contamination and the inadequate risk assessment carried out before the European Commission authorised it for import in August 2005. This authorisation came despite a majority of EU Environment Ministers blocking its approval in December 2004 for Environmental and Health reasons. Friends of the Earth wrote to the Government following the approval of GT73 oilseed rape, urging it to impose a national ban in the UK to protect Health and the environment, but it refused. Friends of the Earth's GM Campaigner, Clare Oxborrow - More available

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