Feature story - March 12, 2007
As many as 70% of the processed foods on store shelves may contain GE ingredients. Consumers have a right to know what is in the food they eat, so that they can have a choice as to whether or not to consume this untested and risky technology. GE presents enormous dangers to the environment and biodiversity. The safety of GMOs to human health is still untested.
BC residents have the right to know what is in the food they are eating.
According to the recent Greenpeace/Genewatch GM Contamination Report, there have been 142
cases of GMO contamination worldwide and 9 contamination incidents
in Canada in the past ten years. Once you release genes into the
fields and into the food chain you can never know what they will
do. Greenpeace opposes putting genetically modified organisms in
the environment. As an interim measure, we demand mandatory
labelling to give consumers the ability to say no to this
technology.
Our petition demands that mandatory labelling be adopted in BC
before the next provincial election. BC has the opportunity to
lead the way for the country on this issue. Please download the
petition, distribute it in your community and return it to
Greenpeace. Make Gordon Campbell listen to the 80% or British
Columbians who want mandatory labelling of GMOs.