No free rein for genetic engineering – Let us protect organic together!

The new genetic engineering threatens organic farming and our livelihoods. Together with strong partners such as Demeter, Rapunzel Naturkost is committed to the strict regulation and labelling of genetically modified organisms. Now we need your support to set an example: For a future without genetic engineering!

Write to MEPs now – for labelling of New Genomic Techniques!
Write to MEPs now – Without labelling no freedom of Choice!

Currently the EU wants to abolish the labelling requirement, the approval procedures and risk assessment for NGT.

With just a few clicks, you can actively campaign for GMO-free agriculture: Use our e-mailing tool to send a personalized message directly to the MEP of your choice – quickly, easily and effectively.

This is how you show that the planned deregulation of new genetic engineering must not come through the back door!

We still need labelling, risk assessment and traceability – for real freedom of choice when shopping, for the protection of organic products and for fair farming.

The more people get involved now, the greater our collective influence will be.

Take part – your vote counts!

Working together for transparency: your voice counts
Your voice for a Europe with GMO-free agriculture

This video explains the actual situation in simple terms.

Contact MEPs directly via our emailing tool above – personally, effectively and with just a few clicks.

Together we can make a difference! Every vote counts – including yours!

For a GMO-free future – transparent, sustainable and fair.

Over 60,000 votes in favour of transparency – but there is no debate

We were there to hand over your signatures – over 60,000 votes in favour of transparency, security and freedom of choice.

But EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber, of all people, a key political decision-maker in the EU Parliament, stayed away from the vote. No statement, no exchange – a silence that leaves many supporters of the “No free rein for genetic engineering” initiative irritated and disappointed.

Nothing less than the future of our food is at stake.
A current draft law by the EU Commission on the deregulation of new genetic engineering (NGT) could result in genetically modified plants being cultivated and traded in Europe without clear labelling, independent risk assessment and traceability.

The potential effects are far-reaching:
the organic sector, farms and GMO-free companies in particular are facing existential threats. Without mandatory labelling, consumers lose their freedom of choice – a cornerstone of a responsible society and a functioning democracy.

“We need freedom of choice – also in the future,” emphasises Seraphine Wilhelm, Managing Director of Rapunzel Naturkost.

The message is clear: we demand transparency, scientifically based safety tests and the right to decide for ourselves what ends up on our plates.
Now is the time to show your colours – for GMO-free agriculture and real democracy in Europe.

Wichtige Akteure der Initiative. V.l.n.r. Harald Ulmer (BUND), Eva Heusinger, Werner Berlage, Seraphine Wilhelm (alle von Rapunzel Naturkost) und Daniela Prasselsperger (Biokreis)

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Hence this campaign!

The EU Commission is planning to deregulate genetically modified plants:

No safety checks
No labelling
No protection against contamination
No liability rules

If this is enforced, genetically modified plants could be released into the environment in an uncontrolled manner.

Without clear labelling, we all lose our freedom of choice – as consumers, farmers and organic companies.

Our position

Organic is and remains GMO-free!

For Rapunzel, sustainability means respecting and protecting nature. That is why we reject genetically modified organisms – in both old and new processes. Organic farming is based on natural cycles and the independence of plants and animals. Genetic engineering does not fit into this philosophy. We demand: