Genetic Engineering
This
is an area that has gotten Beyond Pesticides attention in light of the
pesticide paradigm that is being pushed in the form of genetically engineered
food crops. Whether it is the incorporation into food crops of genes from
a natural bacterium (Bt) or the development of a herbicide resistant crop,
the approach to pest management is short sighted and dangerous.
Beyond Pesticides publicizes the serious health and pest resistance problems associated with the approach and provides important links to activists working in the pesticide community. Over 70% of all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are altered to be herbicide-resistant. Our goal is to push for labeling as a means of identifying products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, seek to educate on the public health and environmental consequences of this technology, and generate support for sound ecological-based management systems. This technology should be subject to complete regulatory review, which is currently not the case.
Recent
updates: Federal
Court Upholds Ban on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa (9/4/08)
US
District Court Ruling on GE Alfalfa Seeds (2/13/2007)