Posts Tagged ‘GE’

The bill to end the right for safe food

Posted by Greenpeace on 01 Mar 2010 under News and Blog | 6 Comments

Genetically Engineered (GE) crops are organisms created artificially in labs through a process called recombinant DNA technology. The unpredictability and irreversibility of Genetic Engineering and the uncontrollability of GE crops in the environment coupled with studies pointing at the potential risk to human health and environment has resulted in a controversy across the world around the need for introducing such potentially risky organisms. This had also resulted in most countries in the world putting in place a precautionary approach towards GMOs reflected in their regulatory systems. India currently has a regulatory system in place, the intention and efficiency of which had been under question.

GEAC fails the nation, takes the side of Seed Companies on Bt Brinjal

Posted by Greenpeace on 14 Oct 2009 under News and Blog | 16 Comments

ShareNew Delhi, 14th October 2009: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) today considered the approval of Bt Brinjal at their 97th meeting. Internal sources say that GEAC approved the environmental release of Bt Brinjal although there were three voices of dissent within the committee, including that of Supreme Court observer and noted molecular biologist Dr [...]

Nestle India in a hot spot as consumers reject GM food

Posted by Greenpeace on 11 Oct 2009 under News and Blog | 10 Comments

ShareNew Delhi, October 8, 2009: Greenpeace volunteers today delivered anti-GM messages on behalf of more than 28,000 consumers across India, demanding that Nestlé India commit to providing GM-free food now and in future.
Greenpeace activists hung banners at the Nestlé India headquarters in Gurgaon. The banner said: “Nestlé, [...]

Samta Mahila Mandal says no to GE

Posted by Greenpeace on 06 Oct 2009 under News and Blog, who else wants safe food | 4 Comments

ShareLocated far away in a corner of Bandra East in Mumbai, Kherwadi area is just like any other slum area. Overcrowded markets, overloaded houses and people everywhere make up the essence of this place. The bylanes are so narrow that two people cannot pass by at the same time. Situated in such a place is [...]

Schools say no to genetic junk!

Posted by Craig on 28 Sep 2009 under News and Blog, who else wants safe food | 3 Comments

ShareSupporters are getting younger! Greenpeace national rally on awareness of GE food goes back to school with Sandeepany English School going GM free!
Now this simply means there will be no more GM food on the school premises. That’s really smart considering there are younger consumers here.
Schools are playgrounds of knowledge bearing the dna of our [...]

Nestle responds to Greenpeace

Posted by Greenpeace on 22 Sep 2009 under News and Blog | 7 Comments

ShareThanks to the consumer pressure from over 25,000 concerned customers like you Nestle has finally clarified its stand on GE food.

The good news: Nestle says that as of today it is GE free!
The bad news: Nestle has no problem in having GE in their food if their consumers want it.
It’s time to tell Nestle what [...]

UNPREDICTABLE; IRREVERSABLE; UNNATURAL – The story of Genetically Engineered Foods

Posted by Greenpeace on 18 Sep 2009 under News and Blog | 8 Comments

ShareThere have been several cases of GM crop disasters in the past. This document takes you through some of the incidents that have been described as accidents and the impact to our food and health in the dangerous world where food is genetically engineered.
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Nestle refuses to take back products

Posted by Jai Krishna on 17 Sep 2009 under News and Blog | 3 Comments

ShareToday, we moved from the safe food guide to the door step of Nestle. Around 200 consumers were represented by 8 volunteers with products like Maggi, Cerelac, Lactogen and the like at the northern regional office of Nestle in Connaught circus.
The plan was rather clear: we had been collecting products from Nestle consumers for [...]

Pragathipara Mahila Vedike

Posted by Greenpeace on 17 Sep 2009 under who else wants safe food | 1 Comment

Share“How dare someone mess with our food and soil… we will not let that happen!” Voicing strong opinions and demanding their right to safe food, over 70 women of a very shocked Pragathipara Mahila Vedike joined Greenpeace in the national rally against GE food in Coorg by sending over 70 petitions to Nestle demanding that [...]

Consumers reject GM food, demand Nestlé India go GM free.

Posted by Greenpeace on 16 Sep 2009 under News and Blog | 15 Comments

ShareNew Delhi: 16th September 2009: More than 500 consumers today pledged to return their Nestlé products to the company’s corporate office in Rajiv Chowk today, even as Nestlé continued to deny the consumers their right to GM free products. Greenpeace volunteers, who acted on behalf of more than 20,000 consumers across the country, placed [...]

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