GM moratorium - when will it end?
Monday, 27 August 2001, 6:34 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Nick Smith National Environment Spokesperson
27 August
2001
GM moratorium - when will it end?
The Government
has again kicked for touch by extending the GM moratorium
for a further two months, leaving open the question 'when
will it end?' says National's Environment spokesperson, Nick
Smith.
"The Government is making a joke of the work done
by the Royal Commission and the Knowledge Wave conference by
continuing to surrender to the bogus science of GM
opponents.
"This decision undermines the Royal Commission
report which concluded that current safeguards were adequate
for managing the risks of GM technology.
"31 October must
be it if New Zealand is to play a part in the knowledge
economy. Sadly, the Government has left the door open to
further extending the ban. With the Greens craving for
more, it is time for the Government to come down on the side
of science," Dr Smith said.
Ends
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