German Food Companies Say No to Genetically Modified Potatoes

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German Food Companies Say No to Genetically Modified Potatoes
Abril 27, 2010

According to the results of a survey released this month by the German branch of the environmental organization Greenpeace, a number of snacks and fast food giants including Burger King, McDonald's, German seafood chain Nordsee and chipmaker Lorenz Snack-World have all said they would not use GM potatoes -- at least for the time being. A number said they feared their companies' public images would be damaged, and some said use of GM potatoes would drive up quality control costs.

Eight of the 10 food companies polled by Greenpeace, however, indicated that they don't plan to use GM potatoes in the future, and half of the companies said that they were against the cultivation of GM potatoes for human consumption.   Results Greenpeace inquiry (in German)

Also, the German Association of the Fruit, Vegetable and Potato Processing Industry (BOGK) sees no necessity to authorize the GM potato Fortuna (BASF) because consumers aren't ready to "accept genetically modified products in either food or (animal) feed."

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  • Agrarfrost

    Agrarfrost GmbH & Co. KG is a German Manufacturer of French Fries and potato specialties

  • BASF

    BASF is the world's leading chemical company. Specific for the potato industry BASF is a provider of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. BASF is developing GM potato varieties, e.g. for the potato starch industry. BASF is also a manufacturer of various food ingredients. 

  • Bundesverband der Obst-, Gemuese, und Kartoffelverarbeitenden Industrie (BOGK)

    The Bundesverband der obst-, gemuese, und kartoffelverarbeitenden Industrie (BOGK) is the German association for processors of fruit, vegetables and potatoes

  • Burger King

    The BURGER KING® system operates more than 11,100 restaurants in all 50 US States and in more than 65 countries worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of their restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees

  • Frito-Lay North America (FLNA)

    Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) includes Pepsico's snack operations in the United States and Canada where the company dominates the market with a range of savory snacks brands including Lay's, Ruffles, Doritos, Tostitos, Fritos, Cheetos and Sunchips

  • Lorenz Snack world

    Lorenz Snack world manufactures and markets chips and snacks in Germany and several other European countries. Brands include Saltletts, Curlys, NicNac's, Crunchips and Chipsletten.

  • McDonalds Corporation

    McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 34,000 local restaurants serving nearly 69 million people in more than 118 countries each day. 

  • Procter and gamble

    Procter and Gamble is a multinational manufacturer of product ranges including personal care, household cleaning, laundry detergents and others. For many years it was the manufacturer and marketer of the stackable potato chips brand Pringles, which was subsequently sold to the Kellogg Company.

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