Sweden

GMO-free news from Sweden

This page links to GENET-news from Sweden that are relevant for the development of GMO free zones.

Updates + Overviews

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1 county: The motion written by a local politician, Bogna Wojtkiewicz Adolfsson (Centre party), to make Jämtland County GMO-free was approved by Jämtland County Council, on April 22, 2009:
1. Jämtland County Council fully supports the goal of Jämtland County to be a GMO-free zone.
2. Jämtland County Council will spread information about GMOs, and share knowledge about GMOs, in order to make sure that agriculture and food in the county is GMO-free.
3. Activities taking place on Jämtland County Council's land or in its premises, whether owned or rented, to be GMO-free.

The entire Swedish dairy industry remains GMO-free, with no GM feed being used throughout.

7 Municipalities: The first GMO free municipality in Sweden was Östersund in 2008, then in 2009 the municipality of Åre declared itself GMO-free. Now there are five more: Krokoms kommun, Borlänge kommun, Uddevalla kommun, Kalmar kommun, Kumla kommun.

In 2010 there are 21 GMO-free zones (schools, restaurants, food shops, farms, churches...).

Organisations and institutions active on GMO

Network for GMO Free Sweden!: “Hej då GMO!” (Goodbye GMO! - Swedish network for GMO-free zone)
Administrator: Akiko Frid
phone:  +46-(0)76-7669712 
email: hejda.gmo@gmail.com

GMO-fri: Ekologiska Lantbrukarna (Swedish Association of Ecological Farmers)
Administrator: Peter Einarsson
phone: +46 477 401 60
email: peter.einarsson[at]ekolantbruk.se

Swedish Society for Nature Protection (Swedish)

Swedish Professional Beekeepers

 

Presentations

Lucern, April 2009
Akiko Frid,Greenpeace / Hej Da GMO!
Presentation: Towards GMO-free Sweden: The key is cooperation (pdf, 252 KB, English)

Petition & Cyberaction

Cyberaction Stop the Crop
GMO-free Regions and areas: Petition to the European Commission. Download in pdf-format  doc-format