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10:30 am, Monday 21 October, outside [Borsetshire County Hall] GM campaigners from [Ambridge Friends of the Earth] will be outside the [County Hall] etc etc...

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[Ambridge Friends of the Earth] today called on [Borsetshire County Council] to make [Borsetshire] a GM-free county. The campaign is part of a national initiative. Scores of local authorities will be targeted over the coming weeks and months by local groups across the country as part of Friends of the Earth's GM-Free Britain campaign. The GM-Free Britain campaign comes at a crucial time in the GM debate. Over the next year or so the Government will decide whether to allow GM crops to be commercially grown across the UK. If it does it would lead to widespread GM contamination of our food, crops and environment, and remove peoples' right to say no to GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). [Borsetshire County Council] can declare [Borsetshire] a GM-Free zone. GM-free areas have already been declared in parts of Austria, Germany and the whole of Wales. And under new EU legislation [1] the Government can designate areas where GM crops cannot be grown if requested by a local authority. [Ambridge Friends of the Earth] wants [Borsetshire County Council] to declare the county a GM-Free zone [2], and take the following action; - ensure that no GM crops are grown on land over which Borsetshire County Council has control; - adopt a GM-free policy for all goods and services for which the council is responsible, for example, ensuring that school caters provide GM-free food; - write to the Government asking them not to allow any more GM crops to be grown in the county. [Tom Archer], GM Campaigner for [Ambridge Friend of the Earth] said: "This is a crucial time in the GM debate; it's now or never. The Government will shortly decide whether to allow GM crops to be commercially grown in the UK. If it does it will lead to widespread contamination of crops, food and the environment. If that happens, people will no longer be able to say no to GMOs. We want [Borsetshire County Council] to make a stand against GM crops and food by declaring [Borsetshire] a GM-free zone." Recent opinion polls have shown that most people are opposed to GM crops and food. A survey in the Grocer (20 September) found that 58% would avoid products containing GM ingredients. And an NOP poll for Friends of the Earth, published on the same day, revealed that 63 per cent of people that regularly bought honey wanted it to be GM-free. A background briefing on the GM-Free Britain campaign is [attached/enclosed /available on request]. More information on Friends of the Earth's GM-Free Britain campaign can be found online at: www.GMFreeBritain.com Notes [1] Article 19 of EU Deliberate Release Directive (2001/18) [2] A draft resolution for [Borsetshire County Council] to declare itself a GM-free area is available from [Ambridge Friends of the Earth].

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