Biotechnology offers tremendous benefits to society, including being able to increase production while preserving scarce natural resources to ease world hunger, and to tailor-design agricultural products for specific health, nutritional and industrial purposes.
The U.S. producer should not have to pay for this technology, development, and marketing cost alone. All purchasers should share in the cost of this research.
Food products utilizing biotechnology that have been scientifically proven safe should not be discriminated against by unfair labeling requirements that are not required of other industries using biotechnology. No biotech products should be released for commercial production until approved for both human and animal utilization.
We oppose all attempts to limit the production or use of genetically modified crops or animals, based upon unproven statements and unsubstantiated fears.
We are concerned about the potential loss of current technology, production and management tools that have fostered advancements in agriculture, and will oppose all attempts which limit the utilization of approved use of biotechnology in the production of agricultural products.