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"Save our Seeds" is dedicated to keeping conventional and organic seeds free of genetically modified organisms. 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 SOS Chronicle
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

EU ministers call for seed contamination thresholds
On December 4th 2008 the European Union's Council of Ministers invited the EU Commission to establish thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically modified organisms in conventional seeds and override the presently strict seed purity standards of European GMO legislation. more

Impact assessment on seed contamination
The European Commission's Environment Department wants to complete an impact assessment on GM seed contamination and 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

Climate Change and Food Security
The International Commission on the Future of Food has issued a manifesto on the challenges of climate change to food production, outlining principles for agricultural and market perspectives and the role of diversity in adapting to climate change. more