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BASF Apply to sow GM-Potatoes in April 2006 in Meath

category national | environment | other press author Friday January 27, 2006 15:42author by freek Report this post to the editors

Field "trial" in Meath, get yer shovels out

The proposed five-year "field trial" experiment would take place from April 2006 to October 2010.

The plan is to grow potatoes which are resistant to blight and won't have to be sprayed with large quantities of pesticides.

The last time a company, Monsanto, carried out genetically modified (GM) sugar beet trials in Wexford and Cork it sparked a wave of protests and sabotage.

The EPA says it will consider any submissions made to it within the next 28 days about risks to human health and the environment by the release of the GM potatoes.

It appears that no environmental or health impact studies are planned. Following a public announcement in the Irish Independent on 26 January 2006, the deadline for related public submissions to the EPA is 5pm on 22 February 2006.





http://www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net/papers/article.php?sid=8495

Related Link: http://www.gmfreeireland.org/index.php

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Further EPA info     freek    Fri Jan 27, 2006 16:10 
   is there still a problem with blight?     spud    Fri Jan 27, 2006 19:34 
   Growing GM potatoes 'likely to spark sabotage bids'     freeek    Tue Jan 31, 2006 18:13 
   GM related to fuel more than food     mm    Thu Feb 02, 2006 23:03 
   GM potatoes just a precedent?     vince    Tue Feb 07, 2006 20:50 
   Machiavelli.     Seán Ryan    Tue Feb 07, 2006 21:39 


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