“I Am No Lab Rat”, Campaign Against Genetically Modified Foods Spreads Across India
Launched by the Coalition for a GM-Free India and Hamara Beej Abhiyaan (’Our Seeds’ Movement), “I am no Lab Rat” is a unique consumer awareness campaign aiming to sensitize the citizens on the impacts of producing and consuming GM foods.
The campaign came as a response to claims by those in the GM industry that Bt Brinjal, a GM brinjal variety containing the toxin producing gene from the toxic bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis, is ready to be introduced into the markets. Bt Brinjal (egg plant) is only one such crop in the pipeline— others like Bt Rice, Bt Tomato, Bt Cauliflower, Bt Cabbage, GM Potato, GM Mustard etc. are all in the process of being commercially released.
