Press release - March 10, 2008
Gordon Campbell is a biohazard to British Columbia for his continual refusal to label genetically engineered products, says Greenpeace, which today organized the province's first annual GE Free Day
Greenpeace volunteers, dressed in contamination suits and masks,
"quarantined" the premier's office this morning with yellow hazard
tape while holding signs that read "What's in Your Food? Demand the
Right to Know!"
More than 70 per cent of all products on grocery store shelves
in B.C. today are tainted by genetic engineering, yet the
provincial government, under the direction of Premier Campbell, has
yet to take action. Greenpeace is demanding mandatory labelling of
all GE products and is advocating for citizens who have so far been
denied their right to this information.
"British Columbians have waited seven years for Gordon Campbell
to label genetically engineered foods, which even his own
Provincial Health Officer has warned could pose serious risks to
the environment and human health," said Josh Brandon, agriculture
campaigner with Greenpeace. "Campbell's lack of policy direction is
becoming a biohazard to the people of BC."
Mandatory labelling of GE products is already enforced in 40
other countries such as China, Germany, France, Russia and the UK,
but Canada has yet to follow suit. Greenpeace created GE Free Day
to raise public awareness and will continue to hold the provincial
government to task until they commit to mandatory labelling.
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