Poland, a country that’s sometimes, mostly, GMO free is encountering more political problems. The only legal GMO corn variety in Europe, Monsanto’s Bt MON810 is currently legal in Poland.
The good news is the Agricultural Minister promised to ban this variety like 9 other EU countries have already done. The bad news is his statement also included the condition ‘this would only be possible with the permission of the European Commission’.
What a load of rubbish!
Not only is there no one in particular to ask such permission from in the EU, or anyone likely to give it, but it’s not necessary. Poland is a sovereign country and can pass it’s own laws without EU approval. Do we need to remind the Polish minister that the ban in France was overturned by the courts, and so the ban in Poland should avoid the issues that led to this?
Please write Mr Marek Sawicki, the Polish Minister of Agriculture, and let him know what you think!
marek.sawicki@minrol.gov.pl
tel.: +48 226231510; fax: +48 226231788
Please also send a copy to ICPPC – International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside, who are coordinating this campaign. Contact information is on their website.
