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"Save our Seeds" is dedicated to keeping conventional and organically grown seeds free of genetically modified organisms. In a joint petition 300 organisations representing over 25 million members and 200.000 individual citizens of Europe demand a strict EU law to protect the purity of seeds. Seeds are the kernels of life, the foundation of our food supply and humanities oldest heritage.
Petition and Signers


Dossiers and information

Approval of BT 11 and 1507
Official documents of the EU
Position papers on GMOs in seeds
Useful scientific papers
BASF's Starch-potato EH92-527-1
Bayers illegal GM rice LL601
US vs EU at the WTO
Syngenta's illegal GM maize Bt10
Monsanto's GM maize Mon863
Monsanto's RR oilseed rape GT73
Mon 810 seed variety bans
What you can do

 

Action: For the first time, the European Commissioner for Enviornment, Stavros Dimas, proposes to deny approval for the commercial release of two new GM varieties of maize. But his colleagues in the Commission are about to overrule his proposal. More
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EU impact assessment on seed contamination
The European Commission's Environment Department wants to complete an impact assessment on GM seed contamination this year and has conducted an online consultation regarding the establishment of labelling thresholds for the contamination of conventional seeds with GMOs. The results of the questionnaire, , revealed 23d April 2008, clearly indicate a preference of all stakeholders for purity at the detection level more


EU assessment of seed legislation
The European Commission has contracted a company specialised in GMO promotion to evaluate the Communities present seed legislation with a view to "simplify" and adapt it to the "reshaping of the seed industry sector. A questionnaire has been launched to be completed before April 11th 2008. more...