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Archived Audio Webcast
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology Event: Policy Dialogue Exploring
Genetically Modified Imports, Implications For Domestic Policies
Is genetically modified (GM) rice from abroad coming to your dinner
table soon? With a number of countries developing their own GM crops,
including rice, corn and soy, it is only a matter of time before such
products arrive on U.S soil. But is the U.S. prepared to handle GM products
coming from other countries? The U.S. government and agribusiness have
been focused for several years on selling GM food to other countries;
however, they have not focused as much on the possibility of GM products
coming into the U.S.
How are various industry sectors preparing to address this issue? What,
if any, U.S. government policies are in place to address imports of
GM food and commodities developed in other countries? How might U.S.
consumers view these products? These are some of the questions that
will be addressed by scientific experts, food industry attorneys, consumer
groups, commodity organizations and others who deal daily with these
issues.
Participants include:
Joel Cohen, International Food Policy Research Institute
Mark Mansour, Morgan Lewis
Greg Jaffe, Center for Science in the Public Interest
David Coia, USA Rice Federation
The moderator for this dialogue will be Michael Rodemeyer,
senior consultant to the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology.
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