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Genetically modified (GM) foods - renewed threat to Europe PDF Print E-mail

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*If you want to print this article as a six-sided A4 leaflet that includes campaigning information on how to take action against GM foods, download a PDF. Difficulty level: medium. Suitable for the concerned public.
*If you want to print this article as a six-sided A4 leaflet without the campaigning information, download a PDF. Difficulty level: medium. Suitable for policy-makers and educators.
*If you want to print this article as a six-sided A4 leaflet that contains just the scientific facts and references to research, download a PDF. Difficulty level: medium to high. Suitable for scientific purists!

Contents

  • Part I: The threat
  • Part II: The science

Part I: The threat

GM foods and crops were virtually excluded from the European Union in the 1990s by scientific objections and consumer concerns. But now they are once again being strongly promoted in Europe by the biotechnology industry, putting our health and environment at risk.
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10 reasons why we don’t need GM foods PDF Print E-mail

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If you want to print this article as a two-sided A4 leaflet, download a PDF. Difficulty level: low. Suitable for everyone.

With the cost of food recently skyrocketing – hitting not just shoppers but the poor and hungry in the developing world – genetically modified (GM) foods are once again being promoted as the way to feed the world. But this is little short of a confidence trick. Far from needing more GM foods, there are urgent reasons why we need to ban them altogether.
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