The protest is set for July 19 from 11am to midday, and will begin at the Victoria Park Cricket Club and proceed to Fonterra’s headquarters – as diary giant Fonterra has publicly backed the controversial bill.
GE Honesty say the Gene Tech Bill threatens to open the door to genetically engineered (GE) organisms in New Zealand’s environment and on supermarket shelves, warning it’s being pushed through parliament without broad public awareness.
“This is about control – of our food system, farming, and economic future,” the group said in its public call to action.
GE Honesty argues that most New Zealanders would oppose the bill if they understood the implications, drawing comparisons to the outcry over GE potato trials in the early 2000s.
Protesters are encouraged to attend with signs – available to download free from the GE Honesty website – to demand transparency and consumer rights in what they call a pivotal moment for the country’s food sovereignty.
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This article was originally published by the Daily Telegraph New Zealand.
