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May 9, 2000

Agricultural Think Tank Brings Together Experts

For Immediate Release / Contact: Fred Stokes, Organization for Competitive Markets 662/476-5568 Kansas City, MO&A landmark agricultural event, bringing together academicians, rural sociologists and representatives from various coalitions from across the nation occurred in Kansas City April 29 - May 1.
May 9, 2000

Biotech Activists, 05/03/00: Governors Join Industry in Promoting Biotech Food

May 3, 2000, Wednesday / By PHILIP BRASHER, AP Farm Writer WASHINGTON -- Governors concerned that opposition to genetically engineered food could hurt farmers and biotech companies in their states announced plans Tuesday to use their political muscle to promote the industry.
May 9, 2000

Greenpeace Activists Stage Street Protest for GE Food Labelling

May 5, 2000 / Agence France Presse English
May 9, 2000

Government Assures Farmers"" Interests to Be Protected

May 03, 2000, Wednesday / Source: PTI news agency, New Delhi, in English Text of report in English by Indian news agency PTI
May 9, 2000

FDA to Strengthen Pre-Market Review of Bioengineered Foods

May 3, 2000 / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 9, 2000

Forums Can Help Assess the Benefits and Risks of the New Science

May 4, 2000 / The Vancouver Sun
May 9, 2000

U.S. to Announce Steps to Toughen Policy on Gene-Altered Food

May 3, 2000 / The New York Times/Reuters/AP/Washington Post/Dow Jones Extensive news coverage this am of the above FDA announcement.
May 9, 2000

The Cutting Edge of Gene Transfers

THE MECHANICS BY WHICH SCIENTISTS INTRODUCE NEW GENETIC MATERIAL INTO PLANTS ARE WELL KNOWN. THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES ARE NOT AS WELL UNDERSTOOD. May 4, 2000 / The Vancouver Sun