GM food

Where has the GM Shoppers' Guide gone?

Last edited 16 January 2007 at 5:28pm

Iceland were one of the first supermarkets to remove GM ingredients from their own-brand products

The Guide was produced in 2003 as part of our campaign to remove GM ingredients from our food, allowing shoppers to see which products were GM-free and which ones weren't.

It was an enormous success and proved extremely popular. Covering a wide range of foods, including top brands and own-brands, products were colour coded to show whether your shopping trolley was free of GM ingredients or not.

As part of a massive consumer backlash against GM food, most supermarkets and food manufacturers stopped using GM ingredients in their food. In addition, subsequent EU legislation means that all products containing GM material need to be clearly labelled, which has made our Guide pretty much defunct.

Article tagged as: agriculture, consumer guides, GM, GM food, GM milk, supermarkets

What we are doing about GM food and crops

Last edited 14 November 2006 at 3:25pm

Greenpeace volunteers uproot a field of GM maize in Norfolk, 1999

Greenpeace volunteers uproot a field of GM maize in Norfolk, 1999 

Genetically modified (GM) crops have had a massive impact on farmers, shoppers and the natural world. Like the multinational companies which champion them, we work internationally to prevent their spread and promote better alternatives.

Article tagged as: agriculture, genetic engineering, GM food, organic farming

Greenpeace response to consultation on proposals for managing the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops

Last edited 23 October 2006 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
23 October, 2006

Summary

The government has published its proposals for managing the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops within the UK.

Our position is that the proposals legitimise contamination of organic and conventional crops by GM varieties, putting farmers' livelihoods at risk, endangering public health, and removing the ability of consumers to choose food that is free from GM contamination.

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Article tagged as: contamination, GM, GM food, organic farming, reports

World's largest rice company bans GM-contaminated imports from US

Posted by jamie — 2 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

A selection of different rice varieties

Just weeks after we uncovered US rice on supermarket shelves across Europe, including the UK, containing illegal genetically modified (GM) rice, the scandal continues to grow with more illegal GM rice being discovered. In the latest blow for the GM industry, the world's largest rice processing company has stopped importing US rice into Europe due to the threat of contamination.

Article tagged as: bayer, GM, GM food, rice

Food Standards Authority faces legal action over GM rice in UK supermarkets

Posted by jamie — 18 September 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

The rice contamination scandal continues to grow but the Food Standards Agency isn't enforcing the law

It never rains but it pours, and the scandal of US rice contaminated with an illegal genetically modified (GM) variety shows no signs of slowing down. In the latest twist, Friends of the Earth has indicated it intends to launch legal proceedings against the Food Standards Authority (FSA) after finding contaminated rice on sale in UK supermarkets.

Article tagged as: bayer, FSA, GM, GM food, rice, supermarkets, USA

One fifth of US rice contaminated with illegal GM strain

Posted by jamie — 14 September 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
'Genetic engineering - hands off', the label says on a plate of rice contaminated with an illegal GM variety

'Genetic engineering - hands off', the label says on a plate of rice contaminated with an illegal GM variety

Up to one fifth of rice entering the EU is contaminated with an illegal genetically modified (GM) strain from the US. Those are the findings of the European Commission's own investigation into EU rice imports, following the admission in August by the US government that untested strains of GM rice had entered the food chain.

Article tagged as: bayer, china, germany, GM, GM food, rice, USA

Illegal GM rice found in the UK

Last edited 5 September 2006 at 8:00am
5 September, 2006

Food products illegally contaminated with genetically modified (GM) rice from China have been discovered in the UK, France and Germany, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace revealed today.

Article tagged as: GM, GM contamination, GM food, illegal, press releases

Illegal experimental GE rice from China: now entering Europe's food chain

Last edited 4 September 2006 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
1 September, 2006

Summary

Genetically engineered rice, unapproved for human consumption, has been found in food products in France, Germany and the UK. This is in itself a cause for concern but when the strain of illegal GE rice is an experimental one that contains a toxin with potential allergenicity to the public, then this is truly alarming for a staple food that feeds half the world's population.

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Article tagged as: china, europe, GM, GM food, reports, rice

Cardiff wide day of action against supermarkets selling GM milk

Last edited 12 March 2005 at 9:00am
12 March, 2005

Greenpeace are holding a Cardiff wide day of action against supermarkets still selling genetically modified (GM) milk. Shoppers the length and breadth of Cardiff will be offered the chance to exchange their GM milk for an organic alternative free of charge to show their rejection of GM goods.

Article tagged as: animal feed, cardiff, consumer, GM food, press releases, supermarkets

The Yungas and Great Chaco American forests

Posted by admin — 8 November 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

Greenpeace activists dressed as 'jaguars' use chains to immobilise the bulldozers that have been destroying Yungas forest

Rich in biodiversity and home to rare species such as jaguars, which are on the brink of extinction in the region, these forests are being destroyed at one of the fastest rates in the world.

The rate of this destruction has accelerated since 1996 when Monsanto introduced genetically engineered soya beans into Argentina. Since then, the country has extended its agricultural frontiers to grow genetically engineered soya for export as animal feed particularly to the European Union and China, at the expense of its threatened forests, wildlife and the home and livelihoods of many forest dwelling people, including indigenous people.

Article tagged as: agriculture, argentina, forests, GM food, jaguars, soya