Greenpeace activists from across Europe launched a major protest after receiving a leaked copy of a document outlining a multi-million dollar public relations campaign (led by the PR company Burson Marsteller, best known for its work for US chemical company Union Carbide after the Bhopal chemical explosion in India) to overturn public opposition to genetically manipulated crops and the food made from them. "The same companies who brought us dioxins, PCBs, DDT, CFC's and dozens of other dangerous chemicals, which have long since been banned, are now telling us genetically manipulated organisms are safe and even environmentally beneficial," Greenpeace spokesperson Marie-Jeanne Schiffelers said.

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