blair steps back a pace from GM crops

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is dramatically scaling back his

plans to open UK farms up to widespread planting of genetically

modified crops. The Blair government had been expected next month to

announce blanket approval for GM plantings, but faced with unwavering

public opposition to GM foods, and weakened by scandals surrounding

the Iraq war, the government has backed off and now likely won't make

any announcement until at least early next year. Even then, Blair

could have trouble pushing through more modest plans for a limited

and closely regulated introduction of GM crops. The case for GM

agriculture was hurt by two U.K. government reports released last

month, one which found that growing GM crops would provide no

immediate benefit to citizens or the economy, and a second which

concluded that it would be impossible to grow some GM crops without

contaminating organic produce.

 

straight to the source: London Independent, Geoffrey Lean and Jo

Dillon, 24 Aug 2003

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Good, isn't it :-)

 

Jo

 

Blair steps back a pace from GM crops

 

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