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Like my group, I voted against the amended Lepage report. The debate on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is always an emotionally charged one in this House. The debate that we are holding today will have to be a debate not for or against GMOs but concerning the issue of whether we want to grant the Member States greater flexibility where they wish to restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs.
The package that was approved today is a step backwards, as it splinters the internal market. The environment and health are, by definition, problems that we can best tackle together. The environment and health do not stop at the border of a Member State. I am therefore arguing for a bolstered European approach with a more involved role for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). We need to be careful that we do not introduce a
ban on GMOs by unnecessarily firming up the criteria under which GMOs can be prohibited or restricted.
I argue for a case-by-case approach, in other words for GMOs to be approved where it is scientifically proven that the genetically modified organism is just as safe as the non-genetically modified organism. The study of GMOs, too, must be continued, but it must take place in a scientifically responsible manner, rather than on the basis of political dogma."@en1
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