From klausjschramm at t-online.de  Thu Feb  3 10:58:47 2011
From: klausjschramm at t-online.de (klausjschramm at t-online.de)
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:58:47 +0100
Subject: [Gen-Info] Text: Wichtiger Hinweis von C. Palme, Tuebingen
Message-ID: <4D4A8A67.28438.59B216@078222664-0001.t-online.de>

Hallo Leute!

Und hier der Text v. Christoph Palme.

Ciao
   Klaus Schramm


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Datum: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:15:43 +0100
Von: "Christoph Palme" <Christoph-Palme at gmx.net>
An: kigwa.ww at web.de
Betreff: SENIOR US GMO SCIENTIST GIVES MISLEADING EVIDENCE IN 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

SENIOR US GMO SCIENTIST GIVES MISLEADING EVIDENCE IN EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT


Prof. Martina Nevell-McGloughin in her introductive lecture for a 
hearing in the European Parliament on 12 Junuary 2011 portrayed the 
US regulatory system supervising GMOs as extremely well. She also 
said that the GMO risk assessment in the US would be extremely 
thorough and reliable.

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqjbSL1ou3I

This statement is false. Beginning with 2007 a host of highly 
regarded federal district courts in the USA dealt a sweeping blow to 
this assertion. All those courts held that the current practice of 
the supervising authorities (especially the Animal and Plant 
Inspection Service APHIS and the USDA) infringes (among others) the 
National Environmental Protection Act NEPA, because those authorities 
didn´t conduct an environment impact statement EIS at all. Those 
decisions in July 2010 have been confirmed even by the US Supreme 
Court (Supreme Court of the United States, No. 09/475, June 21, 
2010). The effect of those decisions is that marketing consents for 
genetically modified alfalfa and sugar beet were declared null and 
void and further marketing of those products banned, because this 
would be to dangerous for the environment and - due to contamination 
risks - for non GMO farming. So US courts bely the statements of 
Nevell-McGloughin since more than 3 years! Those decisions, which 
both concerned Monsanto products rocked the whole US regulatory 
system. It is hardly imaginable that an expert like Nevell-
McGloughin, who has been working on prominent position since 1992 in 
the field of GMOs, didn´t know that,  when she gave her speech in the 
EP claiming just the opposite. This is even more true, as the first 
court order of this kind has been given by a district court in 
California (Geertson seed farms et al. vs. USDA et al, No. C 06-01075 
CRB, Feb. 13, 2007): Nevell-McGloughin has been working since 1992 at 
the University of California, Davis. 

Dr. Christoph Palme, legal advisor, court action gmos (Aktion 
Genklage) Germany, www.stopptgennahrungsmittel.de 


Dr. iur. Christoph Palme
Wissenschaftliche Beratung Umweltrecht
Legal Research Environmental Law


From kigwa.ww at web.de  Thu Feb  3 21:02:34 2011
From: kigwa.ww at web.de (wolfgang wiebecke)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 21:02:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Gen-Info] Noch ein wichtiger Artikel von C.Palme: COMMISSIONER
 DALLI GIVES FALSE TESTIMONY CONCERNING GMO LONG TERM TESTS
Message-ID: <1501518242.6299978.1296763354064.JavaMail.fmail@mwmweb056>

Hallo zusammen / Dear all,

soeben erreicht mich diese weitere dringende Nachricht von Christoph Palme, bitte auch diese weiterleiten. / here is a further important news from Christoph Palme which I ask you to forward widely.

Friedlichen und vielfältigen Gruß / With peaceful and biodiverse greetings

Wolfgang Wiebecke

Agrargruppe von Attac Wuppertal / The Agrarian Group of Attac Wuppertal
www.jperlin.de/attacwtal-agrar/

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Datum: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:33:14 +0100
Von: "Christoph  Palme"
An: kigwa.ww at web.de
Betreff: COMMISSIONER DALLI GIVES FALSE TESTIMONY CONCERNING GMO LONG TERM TESTS


COMMISSIONER DALLI GIVES FALSE TESTIMONY CONCERNING GMO LONG TERM TESTS

During a hearing conducted by the European Parliament on 12 January 2011 on the safety assessments of GMOs, Commissioner Dalli was asked why the EFSA/EU-Commission don´t conduct the long term tests, which are explicitly prescribed by European law (deliberate release directive, food and feed regulation). Mr. Dalli answered, the conducting of long term tests "is not a commission function, but member state function". 

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqjbSL1ou3I

This statement is false. According to the food/feed regulation 1829/2003, the safety assessment is the sole responsibility of the EU. Member States don´t have any say on that. The only task member states have during the authorisation process for GMOs is to accept the dossiers and forward them to EFSA. They even don´t have the competence to request more information (like for instance information on long term effects). This is clearly laid down in art. 5 (2) a (food) and art. 17 (2) a (feed). So contrary to Mr. Dalli it is "the function" of the EU and not of the Member States to request information on long term effects. 

Dalli then continued: "I want to have all the facts, because I feel the responsibilty for the people". According to Annex II of the deliberate release directive 2001/18, which according to art. 5 (5) a, 17 (5) a is applicable within the food/feed regulation, "long-term effects" on health and environment have to be conducted. So Mr. Dalli is required by law to request long term tests. What long term tests have to be like, is defined by european environmental law: rat feeding tests of at least 360 days including blood tests. So if Dalli "wants to have all the facts" (i.e. long-term tests), why doesn´t he request those facts? He is the only competent authority in the EU who has the right to demand this.

So when Mr. Dalli gave the impression, that it allegedly was the "default" of the member states and not of EFSA/Commission not to request the legally required long term tests, he misleaded the public. Why he did that, still has to be determined. But there are only two explanations: Either he wanted to dodge the issue who is responsible for long-term tests (Member States or EU)and pass the buck to the member states or he is completely unaware of the regulatory system on GMOs in Europe. Both alternatives don´t seem very trustworthy.

Dr. Christoph Palme, legal advisor, court action gmos (Aktion Genklage) Germany, www.stopptgennahrungsmittel.de




Dr. iur. Christoph Palme
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Legal Research Environmental Law
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