Citizens Put Warning Labels On GE Foods In Charlottetown

Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:07:22 -0700
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------ Forwarded Message ------
From: Citizens' Voluntary Labelling Collective <cvlcpei@hotmail.com>

For Immediate Release
May 25, 2000

Concerned Citizens Put Warning Labels On Genetically Engineered Foods In
Charlottetown Supermarkets 

Charlottetown, PEI  -  Yesterday, members of the Citizens' Voluntary
Labelling Collective (CVLC) put warning labels on genetically engineered
(GE) foods in supermarkets across Charlottetown. Since the Canadian
government has clearly stated their support for Voluntary Labelling, some
citizens have decided to volunteer. The group visited a number of
supermarkets and stuck at least 1300 stickers on products likely to contain
GE crops. 

The group of concerned citizens, fed up with inaction by the Canadian
government and the food industry, felt obliged to act. They feel it is
their responsibility to inform consumers of what is really in their food.
Survey after survey shows that most Canadians believe that GE food should
be labelled, if not banned. 

One anonymous labeller explained "The biotech revolution, led by
agrochemical corporations and outrageously supported by American and
Canadian governments, is literally bringing us a new model of development,
in which life is the new raw material that can be transformed in endless
ways to maximize private profits and corporate control, while bringing
quick-fix solutions to symptoms of our problems and putting aside their
real causes."

Targetted products consisted primarily of products which contain corn,
canola, or soy. In North America around half of these crops are genetically
engineered, and since GE varieties of these crops are mixed with non-GE
varieties, contamination of each product is virtually guaranteed. The
labels read "WARNING: This product may contain genetically engineered
material which has not been adequately tested and could be dangerous to
your health."

People do not want to be lab rats in this unnecessary and unsafe
experiment. So citizens across the country and around the world are
applying safety warnings in a growing movement to fill the role that
government has abdicated. From now until the government fulfills its
responsibilities, citizens themselves will continue to act.

The Citizens' Voluntary Labelling Collective (CVLC) has only just begun!

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For more info, contact: <cvlcpei@hotmail.com>
For photos, contact: <rumba@cam.org> 

**********************************************************
Aaron Koleszar <aaronk@isn.net>
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