The Police Took Down Our Posters
Our posters were barely up for four days before the police took them down. Four days of telling the EU exactly what we thought of their latest bright idea: deregulating new GMOs (or, “new genomic techniques”).
They weren’t up for long, but while they were up, they made their point loud and clear: Protect organic food.
Food Without A Label?
Here’s the short version: the EU is drafting a regulation that would water down GMO rules beyond recognition. No more prior safety checks. No mandatory traceability. No labels on the packet.
How would this affect us? GM products could land on our fields and plates without us having the faintest clue they’re there. Consumers left in the dark. Farmers left without protection. And organic agriculture, the backbone of fair and sustainable food, is put at real risk.
Why We Plastered The EU Quarter With Posters
Because sometimes a polite press release just doesn’t cut it. If GMOs are as wonderful as their backers keep saying, why shouldn’t they be clearly labelled? Why hide them?
We wanted Brussels to see that people care about transparency, about safety, and about freedom of choice. That’s why we put up our bold posters across the EU quarter.
Then The Police Turned Up…
And then, down they came. Four days. That’s all we got.
But here’s the thing: the message can’t be brought down quite so easily. Because hundreds of thousands of EU citizens have already joined the call for full GMO labelling and strict regulation. Farmers, breeders, producers, consumers, we’re all on the same page here.
Final Fork In The Road 🍴
The EU can’t keep consumers in the dark and still call it democracy. It’s simple: if these new GMOs are going to be part of our food system, then they must be tested, tracked, and labelled. No sneaking them in through the back door.
Our posters may be gone from the streets, but the fight isn’t. The Parliament still has a chance to stand up for transparency. The Council still has time to listen. And you still have time to act.
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