Vienna, September 15, 1999 - Whilst faux premiers & vegetables dance in 3/4 time, Greenpeace today demanded that delegates gathered in Vienna for the Biosafety Protocol negotiations set strong environmental controls for genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
"Governments have so far dodged their responsibility to protect the environment from genetic pollution," said Greenpeace political advisor Louise Gale. "Even though citizens in a growing number of countries across the world are rejecting genetically engineered food, governments have done precious little to draft global rules to address the public's concerns."
There was no comment from the vegetables but they looked happy.
