The campaign puts the emphasis on involving many people to ensure the genetiX snowball campaign is genuinely participatory and democratic. The GE plants are placed in sealed bags and clearly labelled as a biohazard for disposal by the environment agency. Participants wear protective clothing and take safety measures to ensure genetic pollution will not spread from the site. The police have also been informed of the peaceful nature of the campaign GenetiX snowball is calling for a five year moratorium on the release of GE crops into the environment pending further research and public consultation. The government s own statutory bodies have been calling for a similar moratorium.
Local residents take direct action to uproot genetically engineered crops .