mail mombing day dedicated to certifying bodies

As is well spelled out in the closing of the article by John Pandolfini in Comune-info, the problem of testing of new GMOs on organic farms, while particularly worrisome, is only the tip of the iceberg: in the event that testing or cultivation does not directly affect organic farms, there would certainly be no peace of mind.

Open pollination would still put at risk all farms, whether conventional or organic, that do not want GMOs in their fields.

It is the arrogance of this operation and the silent censorship of dissenting voices that is worrying along with the blind indifference to a further dramatic reduction in biodiversity and an increasing dependence of agrifood supply chains on patents concentrated in the hands of a few.

“We want these open field experiments not to be done under any circumstances, we want a public debate to be opened on the issue of genetic manipulation and its patents, and we want news organizations to voice dissent. But especially with regard to certified organic farms: we want the certifying bodies to speak out publicly and withdraw certification from those who do not comply with the basic rules dictated by IFOAM⁴which is fighting for it to be clearly reiterated in EU legislation that such technologies are unambiguously banned from organic.“