In message <000801c413fc$aff4d140$cba35b40@rickWG5N33DUTV>, Rick
Drutchas <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Is it true that Canadian honey is not being sold in Europe because it is
>contaminated with GM pollen?
It should be noted that there is huge antagonism to GM crops and
anything derived from them here in the EU. I cannot open the discussion
in view of past posts but just to note that the arguments against
include environmental, economic and cultural factors - if you follow the
detail - and there is an increasing resistance to the attempt by a few
huge businesses to dominate world food production with their choices,
which reduces our freedom of choice to grow crops organically and
purchase them. Honey from bees which are within 6 miles of a GM crop
such as OSR and I imagine maize (whose pollen is taken) is not purchased
for resale as the public demand no GM contamination of honey. So, 1
field of 1 acre takes out 144 sq miles of potential bee hive locations.
Our supermarkets won't stock GM food or any food which knowingly has a
GM component. Since a recent study showed that 75% of US seed from crops
with a GM cousin are contaminated by 1-2%. This may have a serious long
term affect on trade, once even "non-GM" crops are banned because of
this contamination.
--
James Kilty

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