PRESS RELEASES

2011 11 April

Irish call for moratorium on GM crops
• GMO is "biggest threat" to island's farmers
• Scientists accuse European Food Safety Authority of corruption and fraud
• Doctors invoke the Precautionary Principle
• Consumers want GM-free Irish label to support responsible farmers

2011 8 February

Illegal GMOs in our food chain: EU Commission pushes contamination
• Commission "not empowered" to amend zero tolerance regulation
• EU Agriculture Ministers urged to vote NO today

2010 30 September

Monsanto's GM soy and Roundup weedkiller linked to birth defects and cancer
• Scientists warn EU Parliament on dangers of GM animal feed
• Toxic herbicide routinely sprayed on Irish crops before harvest
• Consumers at risk from residues in food and feed

2010 23 July

Illegal GM maize grown in Ireland • Government destroys its own field trials
• extent of contamination uncertain

2010 25 June

Irish government urged to reject "fake EC proposal for GMO-free zones"
• 50 organisations say proposal would be impediment to trade

2010 3 March

European Commission exceeding its power to approve more GM crops
• Scientists denounce sinister move to weaken risk assessments

2010 2 February

Fine Gael's genetically modified Creed
• Opposition party and Teagasc led by GM industry spin doctors

2009 17 November

GM-free Irish label good for business
• Added value, increased market share, better branding, unique selling point: most credible GM-free food brand in Europe

2009 13 October

Ireland adopts GM-free policy
• Government to ban cultivation of all GM plants
• Voluntary GM-free label for meat, poultry, eggs, fish and dairy produce

2008 4 December

EU citizens should not be force-fed GM foods
– former Chair, European Food Safety Authority

2008 16 Octpber

Fighting Hunger conference asked to reject GM crops

2008 10 September

Two Governments call for Ireland to become a GM-free zone

2008 24 August

Irish Government slammed for GM food conference

2008 18 July

Call for Chief Scientific Adviser to resign:
Prof Paddy Cunningham exposed as biotech industry lobbyist

2008 27 June

Open letter to the Minister of Agriculture
re. agri-biotech industry hijack of Government discussion on GMOs

2008 22 April

Relaxing GM laws will not lower animal feed prices in Europe

2008 28 January

Canada dirty tricks exposed in WTO dispute on GMOs

2007 25 October

Irish Times slammed for bias on GM issues

2007 23 May

Ireland's genetically modified food scandal

2007 30 April

Illegal maize enters EU through Ireland

2007 13 March

MEPs reject EU Biotech Resolution

2006 7 December

Irish MEPs move to prevent GMO invasion

2006 24 October

Kildare becomes GMO-free zone

2006 22 September

Illegal GMO rice cover-up by EFSA and Food Safety Authority of Ireland

2006 30 August

Illegal GMO rice on sale for years

2006 22 June

Call for Donegal to become GMO-free zone

2006 18 June

Ireland urged to prevent GMO disaster

2006 24 May

BASF admits defeat of GMO potato experiment

2006 9 May

GMO potato experiment cancelled

2006 25 April

GMO potatoes not wanted in Co. Meath

2005 11 November

Chief Scientific Officer of Ireland accused of GMO cover-up

2005 2 September

First live GMO animal feed legalised in the EU

2005 28 May

Illegal GM maize should be returned to USA

2005 22 April

1,000 GMO-free zones declared in Ireland on Earth Day 2005

2005 14 April

EU considers ban on GM animal feed:
Food Safety Authority of Ireland urged to test GM maize
for antibiotic resistant gene

2004 29 November

Will Bertie give us a GMO time-bomb for Christmas?

2004 8 September

EC legalises 17 varieties of GM maize
but leaked memo allows Ireland to ban them

2004 1 September

David Byrne accused of leading GM contamination of Europe

2004 31 August

Government to allow contamination of seeds with GV varieties

2004 July 6

Health dangers of GM foods discussed on Ireland AM TV show

2004 June 29

Leading experts to warn Ireland on risks of GM food and farming

2004 June 17

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association asks government for GM free Ireland policy

2004 May 11

World markets force Monsanto to abandon GM wheat

2004 April 22

J.P. Donleavy declares first GM-free farm in Ireland

2003 December 9

Cloned sheep picket Dáil in GM protest Wed. 10 Dec. 2003 (140 k. PDF file)

2003 December 5

Government to legalise GM food on 8 December (168 k. PDF file)

2003 October 9

Ireland resists US-led GM invasion (108 k. PDF file)

2003 May 18

Revitalisation of Irish Farming conference warns of impending GMO invasion

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