Greenpeace Demands Biotech Food Labels
Source:Associated Press
Author:Nathalie Rendevski Savaricas

Greenpeace this week submitted a petition signed by one million Europeans, demanding compulsory labeling of all milk, meat, and egg products produced by animals fed on genetically modified (GM) feed. The petition was handed over to EU officials. Greenpeace's Natalie Tsigaridou said: "Consumers have no way of knowing that animals producing food ... have eaten genetically modified feed which then enters our food chain . . . EU legislation must be amended to give consumers the right to choose." A protest in Greece were timed to coincide with the release of the petition. In other news, a group of farmers from northeastern Greece is suing the Greek subsidiaries of Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Syngenta AG, demanding US$428,000 in damages. The farmers claim they were given maize seed that they did not know contained GM material, and were forced to destroy the resulting crop on the orders of Agriculture Ministry inspectors. The Greek subsidiary companies both claim that they have already settled compensation requirements. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/07/ap3405594.html