Eco-Farm's Declaration of Action Regarding Genetic Engineering

In light of the compelling threats to ecological food systems, human health, and the environment, the Ecological Farming Association recommends a halt to the approval, commercialization, or release of any GE crops until the following measures are put into place:

• Long-term and thorough safety testing of GE crops is conducted by independent, non-GE industry funded, natural and social scientists with the expertise to study and report on all aspects of health and environmental safety
• Prohibition of GE drug and industrial material production in food crops and in open fields
• Strict containment requirements and protocols for all fields and laboratories where GE plants are grown and tested and full public disclosure of test plant types and locations
• Liability legislation to protect organic and conventional farmers and gardeners from contamination by GE organisms
• Withdrawal of corporations’ and individuals’ legal rights to patent GE life forms and the reestablishment of farmers’ rights to save and replant seeds
• Labeling of GE food currently approved and on the market and labeling of GE seeds and rootstock
• Protection of the rights of counties and states to make decisions to protect human and environmental health in their jurisdiction, including the regulation of GE crops