CBC (Newsworld) | December 13, 1999
MONTREAL - Several prominent chefs from across Canada are demanding that genetically altered foods be clearly identified.
The chefs held a news conference in Montreal to say they would never use such products if they knew they had been modified.
The chefs work at such renowned restaurants as Le Toque and Le Passe-Partout. They say they have no way of knowing if the foods they're using have been genetically altered or not. The only way they can be sure is to use organic foods.
But organic foods are expensive in winter.
The chefs say that's why they they want all genetically modified food to be clearly labelled.
The chefs' move has the support of groups such as Greenpeace and Biotech Action Montreal.
The groups say genetically altered foods are too new to the market to be guaranteed safe. In addition to labelling, they want the government to do more tests on the genetically altered foods to determine if they have any long-term effects on health or the environment.
