[Pil-pc-oceania] URGENT - Submissions against GM crops: NSW feed

[Deb Guildner]

NSW REVIEWS GM FOOD CROPS BAN

Please write a letter to the review panel by 31 
August 2007!! Form letters will have less 
influence so please use your own words! Give them 
reasons to extend the GM canola ban until 2013.

The terms of reference for the NSW Review are 
here: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/reviews/gmcrops. Some points you may want to include:
· The economic impacts of the bans on commercial 
gene manipulated (GM) canola were very positive. 
Australia's GM-free food supply meant premiums of 
up to A$120/tonne for GM-free canola abroad and 
no chronic GM contamination problems in export shipments.
· If the GM canola ban expires we would have the 
higher costs of herbicide tolerant weeds, more 
monopoly ownership and control of chemicals and seeds
· Extending the commercial GM canola ban would 
mean Australia could continue to sell all foods 
into any market, often at premium prices, keep 
its competitive advantage over GM growers in 
North and South America and continue to develop 
GM-free conventional and organic foods
· The moratorium on commercial GM canola should be extended until 2013

Send your submissions to the GM Crop Moratorium 
Review Secretariat, NSW Department of Primary 
Industries, Locked Bag 21, Orange NSW 2800 or to gmcrops.review at dpi.nsw.gov.au.

You can make a difference and help keep Australia GM-free!! (courtesy Greens EBrief 188, Thursay 16th August 2007)

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mossmans 
  To: 'permacultue discussion list' ; 'christine ross' ; 'Graeme George - Earthcare Permaculture' 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] URGENT - Submissions against GM crops


  Following on from Kerrys Email re Age Article on GM crops

   

  Submissions extended until 17 August for SA, Victoria 17 August, and NSW 31st August.

   

  This is URGENT

   

  Please go to the website below for information

   

  http://www.non-gm-farmers.com/ 

   

  regards, Sue Mossman



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