MULCAHY CAMPAIGNS AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD (GMO’s)
Deputy Michael Mulcahy, the T.D. for Dublin South Central, has been a long term campaigner against genetically modified food and plants. “Not only is it bad for the environment, but I believe it is potentially catastrophic for the health of human beings” Deputy Mulcahy said recently.
Deputy Michael Mulcahy is particularly appalled that, after a moratorium on the marketing of GM products which lasted from October 1998 to May 2004, it seems that the European Commission is caving in to vested commercial interests and, forcing genetically modified food and plants on a very reluctant public.
More importantly, each of the new GMO’s which have been authorised by the European Commission, have not in fact been authorised by the European Council, which consists of all the Governments of the E.U., given that they failed to reach agreement.
The Programme for Government of the Fianna Fáil / Green Coalition, aims to declare the Republic of Ireland a GM Free Zone, free from the cultivation of all GM plants, which I strongly endorse and support.
The latest GM plant to be authorised by the European Commission is a BASF Plant Science (potato solanum tuberosum l.line EH92-527-1). This has been developed for starch production, and BASF has indicated that commercial cultivation in Germany and the Czech Republic is planned this year, extending to Sweden and the Netherlands in future years. Luckily, BASF has no plans to cultivate this plant in Ireland, which it is now legally entitled to do. Thankfully, the Irish Government voted against approval of this product when it was considered at European Council level (Agricultural Council) in 2007.
Let’s be clear – GMO’s are bad for the environment and bad for your health – I will always campaign against GMO’s, and I strongly urge you to join my campaign by contacting me at 6183000 or by e-mail at michael.mulcahy@oireachtas.ie
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