New Delhi: Coalition for GM-free India, civil society platforms that oppose GMO technology deployed in this country have mentioned recent decisions to import Soymeal GM as clear illegal, by saying that step will now be legal to be challenged because imports will expose residents Countries with insecure gene technology hazards.
Acting on the demand of the poultry industry and lack of animal feed, the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday relaxed regulations for imported GM soybean cake imports and de-oiled to benefit poultry farmers and fishermen.
The ministry citates the approval of the Ministry of Environment while making a decision to enable the import of 12 tons of lakh metrics from the destroyed and de-oiled GM soybean cake (only the organisms that do not live) until 31 October or up to further orders, which are early.
The previous Ministry of Environment on August 6 clarified that the soybean cake was de-oiled and destroyed (DOC) did not contain modified organisms, and therefore had no concern and there was no objection to import soybean cakes from the environmental angle.
Citing 1989 Rules of the 1986 Environmental Protection Law, which regulates matters relating to the spread of gene technology among others, the coalition for GM free India, however, said, “This is clearly illegal, and the regulator cases are clearly legally mandatious RESPONSIBILITY “.
It was said that the decision was also a violation of the ‘Biosafety Protocol Cartagena’ where India was signatory because it clearly referred to the modified living organisms and its products.
“How can India escape the mandate of the rules to assess the import security?”, Asked the Coalition.
Increasing concerns over related health risks, the coalition in a statement claimed, “There is scientific evidence that refers to the danger of GM animal feed.
In India as well, after cake cake Cotton BT is fed to animals, there are poor health reports and poor effects on milk outcomes.
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