GM Food Goes on Trial
By John Feffer
The fundamental rule of retail is: The consumer is always right. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has once again disregarded this rule by declaring the majority of European consumers wrong.
In poll after poll, Europeans have voiced their skepticism of food that's been altered at the genetic level. Their governments initially responded with a moratorium on new GM products and subsequently adopted a Europe-wide policy on product labeling. But in its latest ruling, the WTO did some labeling of its own, declaring Europe's cautious policy on genetically modified organisms (GMO) an unfair barrier to trade.
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| Issues | Environment, Family & Society, Politics/Government, Sustainable Agriculture |
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Posted on February 16, 2006 in News Elsewhere by Anayansi
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