Monsanto have applied to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) to do GM canola trials in up to 53 local government areas (LGA's) in Western Australia between mar 2011 and dec 2014. Application DIR 105.
The Regulator considers that there is negligible risk to health or the environment. The public has been given 42 days to put in submissions. In our opinion this is a woefully short amount of time for response given the amount of technical information that needs to be read.
The application and other information can be downloaded from the OGTR website at:
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/
The close for submissions is 26th of November!
The Regulator considers that there is negligible risk to health or the environment. The public has been given 42 days to put in submissions. In our opinion this is a woefully short amount of time for response given the amount of technical information that needs to be read.
The application and other information can be downloaded from the OGTR website at:
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/
The close for submissions is 26th of November!
We only found out about it on the 27th of October. We went to the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup council meeting on the 27th Oct to voice our objections and ask some questions. The council voted 8/0 to adopt the precautionary principle and inform the OGTR that it opposes the trials.
We then started the Stop GM! campaign. Our first blow was to get a petition around the local area supporting the councils decision and returning this to the council.
Next we intend to write a submission to the OGTR. This is where we need your help - please write your own submission to the OGTR. The more of them the better.
Good luck.
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