The Polish government is wavering in it's commitment to keep Poland GMO
Free. The decision on whether or not to allow the commercial planting of GM
seeds in the Polish countryside is hanging in the balance after the Prime
Minister pledged support for a new act (Feb.13th 2007) that would allow
special GMO Zones to be created. This will be debated in the Polish
parliament later this year However, public awareness of the dramatic
consequences of allowing the commercial planting of GMO in Poland remains
very low.

The ICPPC conference "Genes Are Not For Sale" to be held in Wawel Castle,
Krakow, on April 25th, addresses these consequences. It offers the unique
opportunity to hear some of the most respected and knowledgeable speakers on
this subject to have ever been brought together on one platform in Poland.
They include Dr Arpad Pusztai, the first scientist to discover liver and
kidney disorders in mice fed GM potatoes and to suffer the consequences of
making his findings public. Percy Schmeiser, the renowned Canadian cereal
farmer who single handedly took on Monsanto after being accused and fined
for "illegally" sowing GM seeds on his land.

This conference is held under the patronage of the City of Krakow, which was
amongst the first authorities in Poland to declare Krakow a GMO Free Zone
and is a 'counter-conference' to the "First international biotechnology
conference" being held in Krakow at the same time. For further information
see www.gmo.icppc.pl click on Union Jack and then sub-heading 'anti GMO
manifestation'.

Contact person/s:
Julian Rose or Jadwiga Lopata tel/fax 00 48 33 8797114

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ICPPC - International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside,
Międzynarodowa Koalicja dla Ochrony Polskiej Wsi
34-146 Stryszów 156, Poland tel./fax +48 33 8797114
biuro@icppc.pl www.icppc.pl www.gmo.icppc.pl www.eko-cel.pl