Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-02-Speech-2-156"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food and feed safety2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.7.2-156"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-1572
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"In the debate about genetically modified organisms, we cannot confine ourselves to technical discussions; the ethical aspects need to be brought to the fore. We are allowed to use God’s creation to meet our food requirements, but that does not mean that we can harm the individuality of life around us. The firms involved, however, claim that biotechnology is needed to solve the food shortage. However, the problem is not that there is insufficient food, but that it is not distributed effectively. Moreover, a lack of finances is often the reason why people have no food. If we consider the famine in the southern countries of Africa, it is evident that these problems cannot be solved by means of biotechnology. Last year, we approved a directive which provided for the conditional introduction onto the market of genetically modified food. The conditions are: protection of the environment and health, freedom of choice for the consumer and ‘the polluter pays’. If the industry is unable to meet these conditions, we need to abandon the marketing of genetically modified food. My point of concern is that, despite the strict labelling conditions, real freedom of choice is not guaranteed. Unintentional contamination will always occur. Moreover, I take the view that GMO-free products should not be more expensive than GMO products."@en1

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