In a message dated 31/03/2004 06:03:18 GMT Standard Time,
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> I think it would be more accurate to say that the UK and EU have
> simply stumbled upon a purely emotional/political stance which serves
> as a basis for attempting to restrict imports and thereby protect
> domestic producers without the need for all that boring and expensive
> "testing".
>
> Jim,
>
> As always perception is more important than reality.  The public perception
> of GM food crops, rightly or wrongly, is that we don't know enough about them
> and until we do it is safest to regard them as being best avoided.  This is
> a grass roots perception and is not government inspired; in fact the
> government appear to be pressing for GM and this is costing them a lot of popularity.
>
> I recently had an enquiry from a small local bakery who wanted to buy my
> honey to incorporate in their products.  I told them it would be like pouring
> Chateauneuf de Pape in the stew but they bought it anyway.  However as part of
> their supply risk assessment they wanted to know whether there was anything
> GM in my honey.  I was happy to assure them that my hives are more than 6
> miles from where field crop trials took place last year.
>
> It is the customer who demands GM free products and the customer is always
> right (even when wrong).
>
> Chris

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