The announcement about scientists producing GE milk will damage New Zealands brand on which our more than $10 billion a year dairy exports rely, the Green Party said today. <\/p>\n
Today AgResearch scientists announced they have used genetic engineering (GE) technology to breed the first cow in the world that produces high protein milk that may be hypo-allergenic. <\/p>\n
\"This is just another GE mirage; another announcement from GE proponents about a potential product which we do not need and has no market,\" Green Party GE Steffan Browning said today. <\/p>\n
\"Its not right for these scientists to be touting their finding as a solution to milk allergies in babies as some sort of justification for the huge amount of resources that have been invested into GE research. <\/p>\n
\"We see this over and over again with GE scientists; this new product or that new product that will have apparent amazing results but it never actually meets our real needs for a safe, healthy food supply. <\/p>\n
\"The Royal Commission into GE recommended that wherever possible animals that are a common source of food should not be used for GE but that recommendation has been ignored. <\/p>\n
\"Field trials in New Zealand need to be closed down and GE research needs to be kept in the lab. <\/p>\n
\"Our export markets want safe food grown in a natural environment but the production of GE milk puts those markets at risk. <\/p>\n
\"Putting at $10 billion a year industry at risk for half a glass of milk is not something to be celebrating,\" said Mr Browning. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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