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Feeding Pigs, Not People
Forget the GE industry spin about GMOs solving world hunger. Current GE crops are grown to sell pesticides and are used to feed pigs, chickens and cows in the rich part of the world. Around 80% of GE soya is being used in animal feed. These millions of tons of GE soya are sneaking into the food chain largely unnoticed because the end products (meat, dairy, eggs) do not require to be labelled.
Current GE crops offer absolutely no benefits to consumers, farmers or the environment anywhere in the world. They do however benefit the GE corporations that develop and patent them, like US-based Monsanto that has developed a staggering 91% of all GE crops. With a past history as one of the world's most notorious chemical polluters, would you trust Monsanto products in your food and on your fields?
As part of our campaign we are conducting surveys throughout Europe to identify which products and brands are based on GE crops and to make this information available to consumers.
Food for Thought:
GPI Vatican Speech
GE animal feed is sneaking into the food chain
Record Harvest - Record Hunger: Starving in GE Argentina
Food Dictators Won't Feed the World - They Are Part of the Problem
Our message for Moyresa: STOP GE IMPORTS
Today saw 18 Greenpeace activists making a peaceful protest at the Moyresa seed processing facilities in Portugalete (Bizkaia); they were asking Bunge, which owns Moyresa, to make the plant GE free as a first step on the way to stoping all processing and selling of GMOs in Spain.
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Greenpeace saves Denmark's bacon
Greenpeace Denmark paid a visit to a Danish animal feed factory today after finding out that the non-GE pig feed it produces is in fact - GE - not only that but our campaigners reported this to the Danish police as the DLG factory is breaching the new EU-labelling laws.
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UK action ends
After delaying the Panamanian-registered MV Etoile for two days, the UK action ended today when police landed by helicopter and removed the two activists hanging over the propellers at the stern of the ship.
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Traces of Genetic Engineering detected in milk
 Greenpeace Germany has published an explosive investigative report revealing proof of GE impurities in milk samples for the first time, the gap in the labelling laws concerning animal products must be closed!
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GE-shipment blocked in the UK
Yesterday evening our campaigners in the UK prevented one of the world's biggest ships from docking at Bristol and unloading a huge cargo of American GE crops.
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Alpenmilch lacks natural touch
 Müller has been caught misleading its customers again this week by insinuating that its 'Alpenmilch' (Alpine milk), produced under its 'Weihenstephan' brand, is made from cows that graze in open pastures, but we have discovered that they are in fact fed on GE feed.
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Argentina monitors GE destruction
 Argentine activists took action today in Salta, north Argentina in protest against the runaway expansion of GE soya by documenting the environmental impacts with the help of a hot air balloon carrying the slogan 'No more Forest for Monsanto's Soya'.
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Sainsbury's trials GE-free milk
It seems that Sainsbury's, a leading UK supermarket chain, has finally got our message that there is something scary in its diary and has today announced that it is to trial a new range of GE-free milk.
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Second Greece-bound shipment targeted
 Our Greek activists were back in action this morning this time in Preveza where they have halted yet another shipment of 18,000 tons of GE soyameal from Argentina this time on the ship 'UBC Beaumont'.
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Our McDonald Victory
Following a successful campaign that saw Ronald McDonald resign from being the McDonalds mascot, Greenpeace New Zealand has today announced that it will end its public campaign against the fast food chain following a statement from the food giant stating that it is seeking a non-GE feed supply for its chicken products.
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Jamie Oliver and sixty cows invade Sainsbury's
Following today's action, which saw UK celebrity chef 'Jamie Oliver' and a herd of cows invade Sainsbury's London HQ, the supermarket giant has agreed to meet with us to discuss how it can remove GE from its milk supply.
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German action forced to stop
Activists in Germany were forced to stop a blockade against the GE soya freighter 'Perast' which is carrying 26,000 tons of GE soya from Argentina this afternoon as two of our inflatables were destroyed, and the activists' lives endangered. The ship has docked in the port of Brake/Niedersachsen despite the valiant attempts of our volunteers and activists, who had to stop their protest when one of the inflatables sank.
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UK Dairy could ditch GE overnight
Consumers should except no more excuses from the likes of Sainsbury's or other key players in the UK dairy industry as they could all go GE-free virtually overnight, with no cost to the consumer or the farmer, according to a new report published today by Greenpeace UK.
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Ronald Arrested!
Ronald McDonald has been arrested today after locking himself to the gates of McDonalds' South Auckland distribution centre. Activist Gareth Hughes from Wellington - or Ronald as we like to think of him - was led away and charged with disorderly conduct at the Papakura Police station later this morning.
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Sainsbury's Scary Milk
 Greenpeace UK members protested over the weekend outside 22 Sainsbury supermarket stores in London, after it was revealed that the supermarket's own brand of milk comes from cows fed on a GM diet.
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GE soya intercepted in Italy
This morning in Chioggia Italy, Greenpeaces Esperanza intercepted the Panama-registered bulk carrier, 'Keoyang Majesty' carrying 40,000 thousands tonnes GE soya from Argentina and demanded an end to the massive contamination of the Italian food supply from these GE imports.
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Gourmet chefs and Greenpeace cook to combat GE
Rice pudding simply tastes better without GE milk - the proof is in the pudding! European gourmet chefs known as 'Eurotoques' from the Munich Chef's school Wirtschaftswunder and Greenpeace volunteers got their ladles in action on the Marienplatz in Munich to cook rice pudding.
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Müller takes a hit
Volunteers today protested outside the Müller factory at Aretsried/Bavaria, Germany with large billboards reading GMO scandal at Müllermilch? after our research has shown that the Muller group - Theo Müller may not be as GE free as it claims.
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NIDERA 'fess up after Malaga action
After 14 hours of being out in the cold and rain yesterday's action, just off Malaga, came to an end at 11pm when NIDERA, which owns the cargo on board of the Winner, committed to negotiating with us about its policy on using Genetically Modified Organisms.
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The Return of the Rhein
The Rhein was once again the focus of our attention last night when it was met by a Greenpeace flotilla including the Vega - as it entered Melbourne carrying 6300 tonnes of unlabelled genetically engineered soya.
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Despite the arrest of the Warriors captain the actions carried on
It took eight hours, a powerful tugboat and the specialist division of the water police to end the Rainbow Warrior's blockade of the The Rhein, a ship transporting Genetically Engineered (GE) soya in Port Kembla Harbour. Despite the arrest of the Warrior's captain, our campaign against GE soya didn't slow down.
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Rainbow Warrior stops GE shipment
A week after our Greenpeace team in Australia painted the hull of a ship in Brisbane with the demand to 'Stop GE Imports', the Rainbow Warrior has blocked the same ship from leaving Port Kembla, New South Wales on its way to Melbourne.
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Ronald McDonald resigns in protest
Ronald McDonald entered the Queen Street branch of McDonald's in Auckland, New Zealand, today and handed in his resignation. The dramatic action was taken by the infamous fast food clown in protest at McDonalds' use of chicken fed on genetically engineered (GE) soy meal.
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Greenpeace takes action down under
Greenpeace Australia activists painted "Stop GE imports" on a ship's hull as it entered Brisbane early this morning. The ship, Rhein, was carrying 13,000 tons of genetically engineered (GE) soy meal destined for animal feed.
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GE Soya The First & Final Fight?
In 1996 the first US shipments of Genetically Engineered (GE) soya arrived at European shores. They were met by Greenpeace protesters and consumer activists, who were adamant that Monsanto, one of the worlds leading producers of GE seeds, would not get away with sneaking Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the food chain without public debate, consumer choice and safety testing.
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