GE Food

Their release is "genetic pollution" and is a major threat because genetically engineered organisms cannot be recalled once released into the environment.

Because of commercial interests, the public is being denied the right to know about genetically engineered ingredients in the food chain, and therefore losing the right to avoid them.

While scientific progress on molecular biology has a great potential to increase our understanding of nature and provide new medical tools, it should not be used as justification to turn the environment into a giant genetic experiment.

Biological diversity must be protected and respected as the global heritage of humankind, and one of our world's fundamental keys to survival.

Governments are attempting to address the threat of genetic engineering with international regulations such as the Biosafety Protocol.

We believe that:

- Genetically engineered organisms should not be released into the environment as there is not adequate scientific understanding of their impact on the environment and human health.

- We advocate immediate interim measures such as labelling of genetically engineered ingredients, and the segregation of genetically engineered crops from conventional ones.

- We also oppose all patents on plants, animals and humans, as well as patents on their genes. Life is not an industrial commodity. When we force life forms and our world's food supply to conform to human economic models rather than their natural ones, we do so at our own peril.