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Farmer holding pest worm which is supposed to be deterred by pesticide he bought in a package with 'high-yield' maize seed and fertiliser.
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Genetic scientists are altering life itself. The products of genetic engineering are living organisms that could never have evolved naturally and which don't have a natural habitat.
GE organisms can reproduce and interbreed with natural organisms thereby spreading to new environments and future generations in an unpredictable and uncontrollable way.
Inadequate testing and regulatory controls mean that the potentially harmful effects of GE organisms will only be discovered when it might be too late. The damage may then be irreversible.
For these reasons, GE organisms must not be released into the environment. They pose unacceptable risks to ecosystems, and have the potential to threaten biodiversity, wildlife and sustainable forms of agriculture.