GM corn
Greenpeace campaigns against the release of genetically modified organism (GMOs) to protect the environment, our food and farming communities. We oppose the release of genetically modified crops into the UK.
We believe the Government's GM Public Debate process was severly flawed.
The government was not committed to a public consultation process that actually incorporates public concerns. It even indicated that the outcome of the debate is unlikely to make any difference to the decision making process.
There has been a 'public debate' over GM in the UK since 1998. The public has made it overwhelmingly clear that they do not want to eat GM foods or grow GM crops.
The government said it would not introduce a ban on GM crops, even if the results of the debate unanimously favoured one.
The public process - made up of 6 "regional debates" and an unspecified number of smaller debates run by local councils - was pointless. Expert academics said such a debate should have include events like citizen's juries and consensus conferences. It should also have received adequate funding.
