GMO-Free Municipalities Spreading Across Italy

GMO-Free Municipalities Spreading Across Italy

GMO-Free municipalities reach 248 in Piedmont, Italy

ANSA, December 21, 2004

TURIN (ANSA) - A total of 248 of the 1,209 municipalities in the northern
Italian region of Piedmont have declared themselves free from
genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), Italian farmers' association
Coldiretti said on December 21, 2004.

The number of GMO-free municipalities in the province of Turin has reached
26, including Almese, Brozolo, Brusasco, Bussoleno, Cambiano, Caprie,
Carmagnola, Chieri, Cirié, Coazze, Condove, Cumiana, Foglizzo, Grugliasco,
La Loggia, Mazzé, Orbassano, Piossasco, Rivoli, San Didero, Settimo
Torinese, Strambino, Turin, Val della Torre, Vidracco and Villarpellice. The
mountain community of Bassa Valle Susa has also undertaken Coldiretti's
initiative to protect itself from transgenic crops.

The list of GMO-free municipalities in Piedmont is expected to expand as the
provincial branch of Coldiretti in Turin has called upon all towns, mountain
communities and the province itself to become part of the GMO-free campaign.

A total 1,806 municipalities in Italy have so far chosen to declare their
territories GMO-free. Fighting against transgenic crops are also 14 Italian
regions [out of a total of 20 regions] and 27 provinces.

The greatest number of GMO-free municipalities, 248, is in the northern
region of Piedmont, followed by the southern region of Campania with 196.
The region with the highest share of GMO-free municipalities is Lazio where
44 pct of all municipalities refuse to grow transgenic crops. (ANSA).

Italy accepts biotech crops but allows regions to ban them (12 Nov 2004)
http://www.checkbiotech.org/blocks/dsp_document.cfm?doc_id=9071

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