Greenpeace petition handed over to EU
Today, Greenpeace handed over 1 million signatures to Markos Kyprianou, the European commissioner for Health.
are demanding that milk, meat and eggs are being labelled
when they are derived from animals that ate feed contaning genetically modified
ingredients.
Labelling rule not for animal products
As of 18 April 2004, it is compulsory
that supermarket chains label their products if they contain genetically
modified ingredients. However, this rule does not account for animal
products such as milk, meat and eggs. According to Greenpeace, the European
Commission needs to put this issue on its agenda to make it easier for consumers
to choose products that are free from these ingredients.
Look
into the matter again
Environmental groups
have campaigned hard in recent years to get the EU to ban the use of
genetically modified crops, which they argue are dangerous to human health.
citizens. Of course we will look into the matter again,” Kyprianou
commented.
External
links:
Greenpeace
European Commission for Health
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