----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Nelson-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 3:18 AM Subject: Re: The Sustainable Label
> Marla - as an occasional contributor of news items to a UK organic > gardening magazine (as well as personally) I'd be very grateful to learn > more about the possibility of GMOs being peddled under the 'sustainable' > label, should this come up at your meeting. Tony N-S. > > Marla - you may be able to fill us in on this - There is a group of apple and potato farmers in Canada (Nova Scotia ??) using an "Eco - Spuds/ Apples" label with a message on the back of the plastic bag telling how their growing system is sustainable and uses less chemicals etc. I saw this on a TV show last night - one of a series put together by David Suzuki I think. Only saw the last half of it and the farmers said they were inspected by a third party but I got the impression there was a reasonable amount of pesticide and herbicide allowed under this label and if so then GMO's too would be a fair assumption ???? Regards Lloyd Charles
