Ten major food companies that guarantee European consumers their food products are free of genetically modified ingredients continue to hide those ingredients in American's foods, say documents released today by Greenpeace. Last month, Greenpeace requested information from each of these companies on their policies regarding the use of genetically modified (GM) ingredients in the U.S. To date, none of the companies has responded.
"Food companies cannot justify this double standard," said Greenpeace Genetic Engineering Specialist, Charles Margulis. "If GM ingredients are not fit for their products in Europe, American consumers should not be the dumping ground for this unwanted food."
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