MEDIA ADVISORY
Friends of the Earth International
GLOBAL CONFERENCE REACHES AGREEMENT ON
BIOSAFETY
February 27, 2004 - Kuala Lumpur ,
Malaysia -- Late night agreement on
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) reached
on Febr. 26 means there will soon
be international rules for
labelling GMO shipments and for liability for
damage from GMOs. Only the rubber stamping
is needed from the 87 Parties of
the 'Biosafety Protocol' at
their closing meeting here today to
confirm that they foiled attempts by the USA
and other GMO exporting countries to
weaken this newborn international agreement
on GMOs.
Juan López of Friends of the Earth
International said in Kuala Lumpur :
“Countries that support this important
agreement have successfully managed
to stop attempts to weaken this Protocol. We
look forward to the implementation of global
measures that could prevent damage from GMOs
and that will make polluters liable
internationally. GMOs pose a real
danger to the environment and to the health
and livelihoods of people around the
world ”
For more information in Kuala Lumpur
contact:
Juan Lopez, Friends of the Earth
International, Tel: +60-123952149 or
juan.lopez@foeeurope.org
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