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GMO-free agriculture and food production
GMOs, short for genetically-modified organisms, are the result of genetic engineering, where the intentional insertion or deletion of genes and alteration of genetic information (DNA) takes place. The GMO industry advertises GM crops as being the solution to world hunger and promises many other benefits for society. These promises are very doubtful, not least with regard to their underlying commercial interests.

GMOs are in stark contrast to the philosophy of organic farming, their consequences and side-effects highly dubious, and their introduction a potential threat to farmers’ rights for seed and farmers’ independence. Consequently, all organic regulations around the world prohibit the use of GMOs in organic products. If released into the environment and used in feed and food, GMO crops cause contamination problems in other fields and products. Organic farmers and the majority of conventional farmers demand that their right to stay GMO-free be implemented in EU legislation, and the IFOAM EU Group as representative of organic agriculture in Europe correspondingly strives for a GMO-free Europe.

The IFOAM EU Group actively works for the maintenance of a GMO-free agriculture in Europe that safeguards and protects farmers from unwanted and expensive contamination in seed, feed, and food, and guarantees consumers the GMO-free food they want.


Food chain operators for GMO-free seed
IFOAM EU Group in cooperation with "save our seeds" works to maintain GMO free seed production in order to allow a real freedom of choice for consumers.

Common NGO-letter to the European Commission on EFSA's drafting of guidelines for GM-animals

Save our seeds: A letter signed by representatives of the food chain has been sent to the members of the ENVI Committee in the European Parliament on 11 April: Here

Malta declaration: IFOAM EU Group calls for a moratorium on the cultivation of GMO


Press Release: Commission proposals on GMO cultivation bans fail to solve problems of GMO-free food sector


Letter to Commissioner Ciolos on the Protection of food and farm sector from GMO contamination

Study: Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed [Summary] [EN] [PL]

IFOAM EU Group letter on the availability of GMO free vitamin B2

IFOAM EU Group letter on Best Practice for maize coexistence

Position on Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms


External links:

European Commission website on GMOs


GMO-free EUROPE 2012

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