Food and farming in the UK faces a stark choice.

Do we continue to put profit first? Or adopt practices that safeguard the future of what we eat - and those who provide it. If we let them - the Government, biotech industry and supermarkets will decide for us.

It's time to put your foot down.

Food safety

In the race to cut production costs in UK farming, important food and environmental safety concerns are being forgotten.

Genetic Modification

All living things are made up of cells containing DNA, which contain genes which control growth and characteristics.

Genetically Modified Food (GM) i.e. the random insertion of genetic material into living organisms often from completely unrelated species, in order to produce a profitable product. GM technologies are still insufficiently researched, understood or regulated to be considered safe.

Pesticides

Most fruit and vegetables for sale in our shops and supermarkets are grown using pesticides - chemicals that kill pests like insects and weeds.

Some pesticides may be used just to make sure our fruit and vegetables look cosmetically perfect on supermarket shelves.

But their widespread usage is causing health problems:

• Pesticide residues in food
  Some of these can bio-accumulate in our bodies or harm our hormone systems
• Pollution of drinking water
  Removing pesticides costs us £120m a year.