However, the organic community is concerned about environmental, economic and social impacts from this new technology which, they feel, have not been adequately studied. This same concern applies to GE foods. Natural foods consumers a large segment of the organic market do not want them. The backlash was so strong that not only GE crop varieties, but all inputs, such as GMO-derived biopesticides, are prohibited from organic production. Unfortunately the GE issue does not resolve itself so simply for organic farmers.
Pollen drifting from adjacent fields can contaminate organic crops.
Pollen from cross-pollinating crops like corn easily travels hundreds of yards and may be carried for miles under the right conditions. No reasonable amount of non-crop buffer can prevent contamination except in highly isolated locations. Genetic drift onto soils. Concerns have been expressed over the persistence of GE pollen in soils. Pest control problems.