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The EU market for non-GM labelled food
In January 2005, Greenpeace published a detailed report No market for GM labelled food in Europe showing that the EU market for GM labelled food products is virtually closed (download 2mb PDF file).
Europe's top 30 retailers and top 30 food & drink producers have policies and non-GM commitments which reveal a massive international food industry rejection of GM ingredients. This cuts across the industry from food and drink manufacturers to retailers, and includes everything from snacks and ready meals to pet food and beer.
The combined total 2005 food and drink sales of the 49 companies with a stated non-GM policy in their main market or throughout the EU (27 retailers and 22 food and drink producers) amounts to €646 billion, more than 60% of the total €1,069 billion European food and drink sales.
Since there are now 175 GMO-free zones and over 4,500 GMO-free subregional areas in 22 EU member states, Irish food companies doing business internationally need to implement a non-GM policy ASAP.
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