The anti-agricultural biotechnology group called the National Environmental Trust (NET) received, in March 2003, $4 Million for one year of "general operating support" from the Pew Charitable Trust, according to the Food Industry Environmental Network news service. This brings to $21.5 million support that Pew has provided to NET in the past six years.

NET describes itself on its web site as a non-profit, non-partisan membership group established in 1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life ...,”

Concerning the NET Campaign on Genetic Engineering, NET states " ... The companies that brought us DDT now say that Genetically Engineered foods are safe, yet they refuse to label them or test for potential side effects. What are they trying to hide? ..."

NET is a member of the GE Food Alert campaign, which has an active campaign against Kraft Foods. The campaign asks supporters to " ... Tell Kraft to stop using untested, unlabeled genetically engineered ingredients in its products ..."

In addition to NET, the following organizations are members of the GE Food Alert Campaign:
Public Interest Research Group; the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; Organic Consumers Association; Friends of the Earth; The Center for Food Safety; and the Pesticide Action Network of North America.

Pew Charitable Trusts has provided the following past support for NET:

-- $3 Million in March 1998 for one year of core support;
-- $3 Million in March 1999 for one year general operating support
-- $3 Million in March 2000 for one year support
-- $3 Million in December 2000 for 15 months for general operating support
-- $2.5 Million in March 2001 for one year of general operating support
-- $3 Million in March 2002 for one year general operating support