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Campaign for GMO-free food enters the second round

Logo of the campaign for GMO-free food

"For GMO-free organic and conventional agriculture and the preservation of seed diversity“ is the slogan of this year's campaign. In line with the planned effects of the deregulation of EU GMO legislation, information will be provided on the risks of growing GMO crops and the advantages of GMO-free food production. The objective is to maintain strict regulation of genetic engineering in EU legislation, including new genetic engineering (NGT), in order to protect consumer choice and enable GMO-free farming in the future.

Events for participation and exchange

The alliance members have provided a list of activities on their website that invite people to participate and get involved. A map provides an overview of local activities in each region, such as guided tours and field talks, as well as online events that can be accessed from anywhere. And these are not only taking place in Germany: In Austria, retailers, farmers and associations are joining in with the planned events. Activities in other European countries are also being planned. 

The alliance partners and supporters of the campaign are the Working Group for Rural Agriculture (AbL), Alnatura, Bingenheimer Saatgut, Bioland, Bioverita, the Federal Association of Natural Food Products (BNN), the German Organic Food Industry Association (BÖLW), the German Association for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), the Umbrella Organisation for Crop and Livestock Diversity, the German Professional and Commercial Beekeepers' Association (DBIB), Demeter, Denns, the German Beekeepers' Association, IG Saatgut, NaturFreunde Deutschlands, Rapunzel and SOS Safe our Seeds.

Website Campaign for GMO-Free food (German)

Start of trilogue negotiations on the regulation of new genetic engineering