Genetic Engineering

Friends of the Earth works to transform public policy to establish appropriate safety assessment and oversight of GMO crops and animals, and we lead campaigns to keep poorly regulated GMOs out of our food system. We advance regenerative organic and agroecological farming systems that are inherently healthier and that pose fewer risks for people, pollinators, animals and the planet.

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GE Animals and Insects

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GE Plants

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GMO Wheat

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A Toxic Turn for Our Daily Bread: Why GMO Wheat Raises Serious Concerns

For decades, genetically engineered wheat has been kept off American fields—because farmers, consumers, and trading partners alike recognize the serious risks it poses. Today, that long-standing con…

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New Report Warns Against Genetically Engineered Wheat, Citing Health, Environmental, and Economic Risks

A new report from Friends of the Earth raises alarm over the U.S. government’s recent approval of HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat.

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Miles de personas condenan el intento de EE.UU. y Canadá de obligar a los mexicanos a comer tortillas transgénicas

Mientras México responde hoy al fallo del panel de disputas comerciales de que sus restricciones al maíz transgénico violan el acuerdo comercial entre Estados Unidos, México y Canadá.

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Thousands Condemn U.S. and Canada Attempt to Force Mexicans to Eat GMO Tortillas

Mexico has ample cause for concern about the safety of GMO corn given the population’s large daily consumption of minimally processed corn products such as tortillas.

Victory Stories

Stopping Genetically Engineered Salmon

Our advocacy made it crystal clear: People do not want to eat GE salmon and there is no place for this or other GE animals on the market.

Victory Stories

Striking Down a Trump-era GE Rule

The judge said it best — science shows that GE technology is harmful. Thanks to this court case, the basic oversight needed to protect us has been restored.

Media Archive

GMOs 2.0: Synthetic Biology

Educate yourself about the new generation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are hitting the market without appropriate regulatory oversight or assessment for health and environmental risks.

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Resources

Trigo Genéticamente Modificado: Riesgos y Preocupaciones

Ahora, consumidores, agricultores y empresas alimentarias deben dejar claro nuevamente que no hay lugar para el trigo OGM en Estados Unidos.

Genetically Engineered Wheat: Risks & Concerns

A new variety of genetically engineered (GMO) wheat called HB4 has been approved by the U.S. government, raising serious concerns for the health of the American public, farmers’ livelihoods, and the…

Trigo Transgénico: Riesgos y Preocupaciones

Consumidores, agricultores y empresas alimentarias deben dejar claro nuevamente que no hay lugar para el trigo OGM en Estados Unidos.

U.S. – Mexico GMO corn dispute resources

Friends of the Earth U.S. submitted a brief describing significant new science on health risks of genetically engineered corn.

Genetically Engineered Soil Microbes: Risks and Concerns

The release of live genetically engineered microbes in agriculture represents an unprecedented open-air genetic experiment.

Di no a los mosquitos transgénicos en tu comunidad

Fact sheet on genetically engineered mosquitoes in Spanish

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GMO Animals: From Lab to Factory Farm

Our report on genetically engineered animal experiments reveals the risks to human health, the environment and animal welfare.

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Genetic Engineering