28 Sep 2011BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko was in the Village of Keremeos last Wednesday, September 21 to host a forum on Genetic Modification and the future of food at Victory Hall.
Keynote speaker Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) joined Atamanenko along with April Reeves of the Society for a GE Free BC and local panellists Lee McFadyen and Andrea Turner to bring residents up to date on the latest information on genetically modified crops and foods.
Sharratt was first to speak, emphasizing the concerns that the panel had with the relatively new science of genetic engineering.
“Genetic modification and genetic engineering mean essentially the same thing,” she told the gathering of roughly 25.
http://greenbio.checkbiotech.org/news/public_forum_discusses_concerns_over_genetically_modified_foods
