Friends of the Earth Comment
Immediate Release: Tuesday 25th
November
GM Crops Lead to More Pesticide Use
Commenting on a new report released today
by the Northwest Science and Environmental
Policy Center, showing that pesticide use has
increased in the United States as a result of
GM crops [1], Friends of the Earth's GM
campaigner Clare Oxborrow said:
"This new report is yet another blow to
the GM industry which has hailed the supposed
reduction in farmland chemicals as the main
benefit of growing GM crops. Now it seems
that growing GM crops in the US has actually
led to an increase in the use of weedkillers.
The UK Government must look closely at this
evidence, put public and environmental
interests first and refuse to allow GM crops
to be grown in the UK."
Helen Burley
Media Officer
Tel: 020 7566 1702
Press office (24hr): 020 7566 1649
Mobile: 07778 069930
Email: helenby@foe.co.uk
