Genetically Engineered Foods: The Naked Truth

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Date/Time:Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 at 6:00 pm
Location:South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
Categories:Lectures Live Green
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Gregory Jaffe is the Director of the Biotechnology Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), an advocacy and educational organization that focuses on nutrition and health, food safety, and sound science. CSPI was instrumental in pushing through the federal law to set standards for nutrition and health claims on food labels and create the "Nutrition Facts" label. National Affairs Series and Live Green!...

Are genetically engineered foods as risky as some people claim? Others state that engineered crops and animals will solve the world's agricultural constraints and eliminate food insecurity? Gregory Jaffe will cut through the heated rhetoric and discourse and provide the naked truth about these new agricultural products and their impact on our food. He will summarize the benefits and risks of engineered crops during their first decade and give his insights into the challenges and issues that face this technology in the coming years. He will critique the U.S. regulatory system as well as provide an international perspective of how this technology is spreading around the world. His talk will provide a unique consumer perspective that will make sense of this controversial topic.