Dublin North East Sinn Féin -- Building an Ireland of Equals

McDonald slams EU decision on GM foods.

Published: 4 October, 2005

Sinn Féin Dublin EU candidate Mary Lou McDonald has strongly condemned the recent decision by the European Commission to allow the sale of Genetically Modified maize. The maize variety, Bt 11, is manufactured by the Swiss Corporation Syngenta.

"Sinn Féin is strongly opposed to the introduction of GM and has campaigned strongly over the past year to draw attention to the fact that the EU was going to succumb to pressure from the giant multi-nationals and the US against the weight of public opinion in the member states."

"Before Christmas Sinn Féin exposed the fact that the Irish representative had voted in favour of the removal, despite a commitment by Fianna Fáil in their 1997 election manifesto to oppose the introduction of GM. I condemn the decision of the Irish Government to vote for this measure and will be campaigning to ensure that this island remains GM free".