Greenpeace welcomes the Co-op's decision to say no to the commercial growing of GM crops in the UK, and to ban GM ingredients, including animal feed, from throughout its business.
Almost 15,000 people voted in our GM-o-Meter polls, with an overwhelming majority saying they want food to be free from all GM ingredients.
This week we sent the results to the Government's GM Public Debate, because we want them to know the public won't swallow GM.
The GM Public Debate ran from June to July, supposedly to let the public have their say on GM foods. Despite the Government's best efforts to make sure the debate wasn't advertised, thousands of people got involved and had their say.
The European Parliament today voted to adopt strict rules that will see all GM foods labelled across the EU. The move is certain to infuriate the Bush administration and GM-lobbyists in the United States, where the European proposal was fiercely opposed. Tony Blair and the Food Standards Agency were also known to oppose the legislation. The comprehensive new rules mean that all food and animal feed containing or deriving from genetically modified organisms will have to be clearly labelled, making it possible for farmers, food producers and consumers to avoid using or eating them.
As the United States prepares to launch a trade war over European plans to label all GM food, a new MORI poll reveals that British consumers want European leaders like Tony Blair to stand up to George Bush and defend their right to know what they're eating.
