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outfit - The unloading of the first ever shipment of genetically engineered canola to land in Australia was blockaded today at Kooragang Island by Greenpeace activists who declared the site a biohazard. Greenpeace wants to prevent GE contanimated canola from sneaking unwanted and unlabelled into the foodchain. Enlarge image

Canola action

Greenpeace activists block a shipment of genetically engineered (GE) canola seeds. Our action prevented the seeds from being crushed and contaminating the food chain. It’s the first ever GE canola to enter Australia.

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Giant chickens put their foot down for GM-free feed while Greenpeace activists scale Ingham's main feed silo in Cardiff, Newcastle, NSW. (c)Greenpeace/Tim Cole Enlarge image

Greenpeace activists protest against Ge-fed chickens

Greenpeace’s giant chickens push for GM-free feed outside Ingham's main feed silo in Cardiff, Newcastle, NSW.

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16 April 2004: The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow warrior, arrives in Sydney to promote a future free from genetically engineered (GE) food. Up to 300,000 tonnes of GE soy is imported into Australia each year, contaminating our food by stealth - mostly through poultry feed. Enlarge image

Rainbow Warrior keep Australia GE-free tour

16 April 2004: The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow warrior, arrives in Sydney to promote a future free from genetically engineered (GE) food.

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Rice fields at sunset in the Yunnan Province Enlarge image

Rice is Life tour 2004

Rice has been grown around the world for over 10,000 years, it is cultivated in 113 countries and 3000 million people rely on it as a staple food. All of this is in danger as the spectre of genetic engineering creeps up on the planet's most important food crop. The Rice is Life tour examines the traditional crop practices in the Yunnan Province, China.

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