Containing GE Contamination

Members of a decontamination unit from Greenpeace bag genetically-engineered Bt talong (eggplant) from an experimental field trial site in Bay town in the province of Laguna, in an effort to contain contaminants.

What is GE contamination?

When genetically engineered (GE) crops mature, they spread genetically modified seed out into the surrounding environment. There is the potential that these seeds will then germinate in the fields of non-GE crops. This creates a problem because it makes distinguishing between what is GE and what isn't increasingly difficult.