European Parliament Praised for Decision

"A series of amendments to the proposal were approved, with the stated justification that: "Organic farming principles, objectives and rules exclude the use and the presence of GMO in all organic processes and products. It is therefore important to adopt national and EU legislation which guarantees that contamination with GMOs does not take place."

Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, and the European Environmental Bureau, called the result "a clear indication from European elected representatives that the right to GM-free food is non-negotiable".

The vote follows grave concerns from the UK, after the government proposed allowing up to 0.9 per cent GM in organic food without it being labelled."

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