Ms Scallon, MEP:

What one can do is to be perfectly honest with the public as to exactly what they will be buying or taking in, or what will be produced here, just as we have the same need for openness and honesty with genetically modified foodstuffs. People have the right to know. We also have a duty not to impose on them what we feel is right. We are servants of the people. We are not there to impose on them what we feel will suit the market. We must have respect for their wishes. At the end of the day, one has to be open and honest. One has to openly debate the matter, transmit the knowledge to the people, and take a decision.