Greens want parliament to debate GMOs declaration

BELGRADE The Green Party of Serbia on Monday demanded that their declaration for a GMOs-free Serbia be included on the agenda of the national parliament. The draft declaration advocates freedom of choice when it comes to food and gives total preference to traditional, controlled and organic production, reads the release issued by the party which has one seat in the parliament. Greens want parliament to debate GMOs declaration The party notes that the population needs to be protected from unforeseeable consequences that use of genetically modified foods and products could have for one's health, adding that "there is no reliable scientific data that health risks do not exists." The release recalls that the party has been advocating for a GMOs-free Serbia for the past three years and that it submitted the draft declaration to the parliament on February 5. Under the country's current legislation, production and trade of GMOs is illegal. However, some officials last year suggested that trade in such products should be allowed as a step toward fulfilling the criteria for Serbia's membership in the WTO. GMOs-free: A scene from a Serbian green market (Beta, file) B92 Tanjug

Greens want parliament to debate GMOs declaration

The party notes that the population needs to be protected from unforeseeable consequences that use of genetically modified foods and products could have for one's health, adding that "there is no reliable scientific data that health risks do not exists."

The release recalls that the party has been advocating for a GMOs-free Serbia for the past three years and that it submitted the draft declaration to the parliament on February 5.

Under the country's current legislation, production and trade of GMOs is illegal. However, some officials last year suggested that trade in such products should be allowed as a step toward fulfilling the criteria for Serbia's membership in the WTO.