Breaking News: Germany can Use ‘Opt Out’ to Ban GM Crops by September 11th
Following Scotland's refusal of GM crops
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Germany’s Agriculture Minister previously stated that the country would ban GM crops, and under new European Union rules referenced in a Ministry letter, Germany makes clear that it will make good on that promise.
This news comes just after Scotland told the world it would also ban GM crops due to the ‘opt out’ clause available to members of the EU. Scotland decided against GMOs because it didn’t want to put its entire food industry in jeopardy.
Now, Germany will heed what Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt said in a previously announced policy. The ministry letter, observed by staff from Reuters, states that German authorities have until September 11th to decide if their region wants to be included in the GMO ban.
The ‘opt-out’ policy is not without regulatory hiccups. As one study comments:
“After a reform is before another reform.” This paraphrasing of a famous saying from the world of football1 seems to be a very fitting way to describe the status quo of the European policy on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The functioning of the EU legal framework on GMOs has since its initial establishment in the 1990s been troubled by political disagreement, deadlocks in decision-making, strong public opposition in the Member States, and considerable delays in the process of authorisation of genetically engineered products on the internal market of the EU.
Despite previous reform efforts, especially the significant reshaping and tightening of EU rules in the period of 2001 to 2003, these problems still remain. This makes EU authorisation of GMOs one of the most controversial and politically intractable policy areas. At the same time the EU institutions experience considerable pressure from the biotech industry and the EU’s trading partners supported by the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to install a functioning authorisation system compliant with the EU’s internal market as well as WTO law.”
Nonetheless, this makes Germany one of between 64-74 countries (at biotech’s admission) that currently has instated some type of ban, or mandatory labeling requirements.
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Why is the agri/chem/biotech industry so DESPERATE to hide what’s in its products? Why does it widdle itself and throw millions of dollars at officials and into advertisements whenever a labeling initiative comes on the ballot? People and companies that are proud of what’s in their products tell everyone as often as possible how good the ingedients are. The murderers at Monsanto, BASF, Dow, Syngenta, Dupont, Bayer, et al. don’t do that. This is because they KNOW their products are unsafe, laden with carcinogens, bad for the environment, bad for people and animals. Two quotes nail it:
“Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food. Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is the F.D.A.’s job.” – Phillip Angell, director of corporate communications, “Playing God in the Garden,” New York Times Magazine, 25 Oct 1998
“Ultimately, it is the food producer who is responsible fo assuring safety.” – FDA, “Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties.” 28 May 1992, 57 FR 22984.
So no one checks appropriately. And that remains their anti-health viewpoint today.
What does past history and Christina Sarich sharing information have to do with anything?
Goon on you, lumpy. GMO Roberts’ example has no logic. It’s like saying that because X beats his dog, X’s opinions about everything else are invalid. – So even though GMO Roberts is a Christina-basher, I can’t logically say that his decision to paint his toenails pink has no merit. Chuckle. Just by way of example, of course. Grin.
The same country that brought you WWI, Hitler, the death camps. Their decision making is about as good as chrissy’s.
Using your logic. USA that brought slavery, isolationism, dropped nuclear weapons on populated cities is the better decision maker.
Most countries had some sort of slavery in their history, as for isolationism, is it a bad thing when a group of people wish to mind their own business? As for the nuclear weapon, if Japan or Germany would have invented it first they would not have hesitated to use it. You seem to forget that by its use, World War II ended saving countless lives.
All countries still have slavery?
Again you are commenting on things you know nothing about.
Trouble comprehending again? I said in their history, you know there past. You couldn’t possibly be that stupid could you?
Please allow me to rephrase myself.
All Countries on Earth still have,
Slavery
Human trafficking
Indentured servitude
Yes, history and continuing on to the present.
I like how you incorporated stupid into your response, very well done.
Sure they do there fantasy boy sure they do. If you can’t stay in reality maybe you should be like lumpy and leave.
Plan, prepare and survive.
You are your best keeper, when SHTF, your on your own.
What do you need to ensure you and your family will survive the unknowns?
Something as simple as an apology for harsh words spoken goes a long way.
Oh did I hurt your feelings? So sorry there little boy — NOT!!!!!!
LMAO,
Monsanto helped invent the nuclear bomb. They have had, and still, play and active role in the defense industry.
Another excellent way they help this country.
Yes, if providing the means for death destruction and poverty is your cause.
Though war does create cheap land for the Corporations to purchase.
As the yields increase, lol.
Respectively, aren’t corn, beans and rice poverty foods?
So to create poverty, the profits will also increase.
Yup, the profits are increasing as is poverty, imagine that correlation.
The nuclear bomb saved countless thousands of American lives.
As far as your economics are concerned, once again you are way out in left field as usual.
The nuclear bomb put the world in fear, and released true insanity into our world. We will soon live the repercussions of that technology. Do you mind if I add in fukushima as a real example?
And as far as economics are concerned, you should leave those areas to the professionals, since you have lived in the same town all of your life and were handed your success.