February 22, 2008

Shall the Nordic Region be a GMO-free zone in the future?

Filed under: Blogs, Denmark, Environmental, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden — Igor Polyakov @ 1:30 am

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“The Nordic Region should be declared free of genetically modified organisms and the Nordic countries should join other European states like Austria, Greece and Poland, which have already declared themselves GMO-free zones,” according to a proposal by the Lef-Socialist Green Group (VSG) on the Nordic Council.

“Research suggests that the use of genetically modified products has a negative impact on health,”(…) “It would provide a boost to sustainable development and underpin the positive environmental and health image the Nordic Region aims to project,” says the Group. Full article [www.norden.org]



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