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False dawn, genetically modified future.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-AUG-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: False dawn, genetically modified future.(AGAINST THE CURRENT)

Article Excerpt
The Australian community and state and federal governments are being seriously manipulated by the GM industry into rushing unthinkingly into the brave new world of GM food. Despite pumping millions of dollars into research on genetically manipulated crops, government has not properly questioned the industry's claims, looked at the facts or put in place an appropriate regulatory system.

The safety of GM crops and GM foods has not been established. In fact there is considerable scientific evidence of GM health risks. And yet there are inadequate safeguards to ensure that we are not exposed to such risks. In surveys over decades, Australian consumers have repeatedly stated that they do not want to eat GM foods and have called for labelling so that they might avoid GM ingredients. Unfortunately, our GM food labelling laws fall well short of those of the European Union and there is virtually no policing of the laws we do have.

The regulatory body that assesses the health effects of eating GM foods is Food Standards Australia...

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