BBC: Scotland to ban GM crop growing
BBC August 8, 2015
Scotland is to ban the growing of genetically modified crops, the country's rural affairs secretary has announced. Richard Lochhead said the Scottish government was not prepared to "gamble" with the future of Scotland's £14bn food and drink sector.
He is to request that Scotland be excluded from any European consents for the cultivation of GM crops...
Green: Mandatory labeling Red:Ban on import and cultivation of GMOs 64 countries as of 10 May 2015. Source: Center for Food Safety
...Mr Lochhead added: "There is no evidence of significant demand for GM products by Scottish consumers and I am concerned that allowing GM crops to be grown in Scotland would damage our clean and green brand, thereby gambling with the future of our £14bn food and drink sector.
"Scottish food and drink is valued at home and abroad for its natural, high quality which often attracts a premium price, and I have heard directly from food and drink producers in other countries that are ditching GM because of a consumer backlash."...snip
Full Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33833958
Obama in 2007: "We'll let folks know whether their food has been genetically modified because Americans should know what they're buying"
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