Greenpeace Blocks GE Soya Oil Distribution
OTC 21.11.97 20:27
BRUSSELS (Nov. 21) XINHUA - Greenpeace today blocked a tanker
truck containing 35,000 liters of genetically engineered (GE)
soya oil, the environmentalist group announced here today.
The block was made in Austria early in the morning after
Greenpeace tracked down the import and distribution of the soya
oil from the United States to Europe.
The oil was out from a processing mill in Germany to a firm in
Austria. Twelve Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the
truck, stopping the delivery of the freight.
The genetically engineered cargo of soya was first held up by
Greenpeace last week when it tried to enter the Dutch port of
Rotterdam.
On Wednesday, Greenpeace's genetic hazard patrol confronted a
barge shipment from the Rotterdam cargo that was then tracked to
a processing mill in Germany.
Greenpeace activists held up the unloading of the soya at the
processing mill on Thursday.
It was at the German mill, owned by the Archers Daniels Midland
according to Greenpeace, where the genetically engineered soya
was processed into oil and animal fodder.
Greenpeace shadowed tankers transporting the processed oil to
Austria. It is tracking four other trucks in the country for
shipment of genetically engineered soya oil.
The environmentalist group is campaigning against consumption of
genetically engineered food without being informed of the fact.
"No consumer in Europe should be force-fed genetically
engineered food," said campaigner Michelle Sheather. Enditem
21/11/97 19:21 GMT
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