- Greenpeace has responded to the European Commission’s controversial decision to authorise the Amflora genetically modified ( GM ) potato with a billboard campaign across Brussels, Belgium.
- The Amflora decision went against the will of EU member states, public opinion, and the advice of international medical experts such as the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) and the European Medicines Agency ( EMEA ), who stressed the vital importance of antibiotics affected by the potato’s genetic makeup.
- Health Commissioner John Dalli and Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso are depicted as spoof chefs cooking up GM recipes for disaster; Greenpeace is disappointed that Dalli’s first decision on the matter disregarded the health advice of the WHO and EMEA.
- The billboards are a taste of things to come as Greenpeace turns the spotlight on the Commission and its indigestible pro-GMO agenda.
Reflection
When I read this article, I was prepared to hear that greenpeace was involved in this controversial topic. Greenpeace put a petition by placing billboards all over Brussels, Belgium to stop genetically modified potatoes from being sold and consumed by the citizens of Belgium. I think that GMOs should be used at a certain level and that the growth of organic foods should be just as important.
"GMO Billboard Campaign Launched." Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency. Web. 17 May 2010. .
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