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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food and feed safety2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.7.2-163"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-1642
lpv:speaker	lp:Jill Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, these reports are about allowing people the choice whether or not to eat GM food. The only way to do that is with an effective labelling and traceability scheme that will tell consumers exactly what they want to know, which is whether the food or feed is being produced using GMOs. That means labelling food and feed that contain GMOs or have been produced with GMOs, so that when people pick up a packet or a tin in a shop, they can see if this is a GM product or not. That effect would not be achieved with a GM-free label. Apart from the difficulty of ensuring that products are 100% GM-free, why should we put all of the responsibility, expense and inconvenience on to those who do not use GMOs? That would push up the price of GM-free goods and put them out of the reach of many consumers. Those who use GMOs should have the legal obligation to label and to take all steps necessary to avoid contaminating conventional or organic produce. Talking about thresholds for adventitious or accidental contamination but then making those who do not use GMOs responsible for meeting those thresholds contradicts the 'polluter pays' principle. We should reject any threshold for unauthorised GMOs, which should not be allowed to reach the market. In the case of approved GMOs, however, we should accept only the lowest achievable tolerance level. This means that the most recent state of science and technology will be taken into account. I know from the response from my own constituents that consumers are extremely concerned about this issue and are strongly in favour of the traceability and labelling of GM food and animal feed. I also know that many major voluntary organisations, consumer organisations and supermarkets strongly support this kind of scheme. I hope that tomorrow this Parliament will adopt a stringent scheme to give consumers the real choice and the confidence that they are demanding of us."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3,3 vice-chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Plaid Cymru - Parti of Wales (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Evans, Jillian (Verts/ALE )."1

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