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A FORMER GERMAN JOURNALIST DIRECTS A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD AS IT TURNS ITS SIGHTS ON NORTH AMERICA The Ottawa Citizen | January 5, 2000 | Pauline Tam

Omaha World-Herald | January 5, 2000 | By Bill Hord From corn growers to biscuit makers, businesses with an economic stake in U.S. food production have rallied together to defend genetic technology.

Western Producer | January 6, 2000 | By Ed White, Saskatoon newsroom Canadian canola growers are, according to this story, uncertain about what to plant next spring because of the uproar over genetically modified crops.

Calgary Herald | January 5, 2000 | Gina Teel, Calgary Herald The backlash against modern agriculture has, according to this story, begun in the kitchens of some of Calgary's finest restaurants.

Ottawa Citizen | January 5, 2000 | James Baxter Canadian diplomats and trade officials have, according to this story, been studying the European response to Genetically Modified Organisms as a means of preparing an effective response to what one called the "blizzard of disinformation that now has been laid before the public."

National Farmers Union News Release / For Immediate Release: December 30, 1999 / Contact: Erika Batcheller (202) 314-3104 or (202) 554-1600 WASHINGTON -- With the farm economy worsening, Congress faces a number of big challenges dealing with agricultural issues in the year 2000, including major changes to the farm program, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said today.

CBS News | January 4, 2000 At the dawn of this new century it's estimated that up to 70-percent of all food on grocery store shelves is genetically modified: it's DNA has been altered to improve flavor and durability. The technology is booming, but CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports, some retailers are saying enough is enough.

USA Today | January 4, 2000 | By James Cox The USA's two largest natural foods retailers are stripping their shelves of many genetically engineered foods, prompting manufacturers and supermarkets to keep an eye out for a biotech backlash among consumers.