Press Release: GMO Trade War: Europe accused of secrecy. Official complaint made to Ombudsman

The European Commission is accused of hiding key facts and documents from the public about genetically modified foods and crops (GM or GMOs) in an official complaint filed with the European Ombudsman by Friends of the Earth. The complaint was made after the Commission refused to release key documents in the GM trade dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Friends of the Earth asked to see documents from the Commission's submission to the GM trade dispute in August 2005 but the Commission refuses to make them public