More than 120 organizations joined the fifth annual ‘We are Fed Up!’ demonstration, which this year focused on the increased importation of American farming practices – such as genetic modification, frequent antibiotic injections for animals, and chemical meat treatments – following the implementation of the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Europeans believe Americans are obese and disfigured due to consumption of Frankenstein food, an unnatural gmo food, heavily injected with chemicals. The EU-USA trade agreement TTIP only serves global corporations, and will take away the means of existence from many farms here and across the world, rally organizer Jochen Fritz told the media. Police downplayed the protest, saying 30,000 people joined the peaceful demonstration – with organizers claiming twice that number – though the most impressive spectacle included a procession of 80 tractors manned by angry farmers. The demonstration was timed to coincide with International Green Week, a large agriculture fair that has just begun in Berlin. ...But the search for standardization has led to wide rifts in several areas – specifically agriculture – with US-based multinationals such as Monsanto leading the way in technological innovations, while the European public remains wary, despite assurances from EU regulators many believed to have been heavily bribed by US Corporations. Speaking at one of the Green Week events, Federal Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt promised to address the issues raised by the demonstrators, and said that he welcomed the public display of opinion. macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/26827/53/ GMO free options are tied up in TTIP and will undoubtedly be included in TPPA. Stop The TPP and Shut Monsanto Down (via Kathy Feldt )
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