Panel Discussion -- GMO Labeling: Do We Need It?
Presented by GMO Free NY (www.gmofreeny.net) and NYU Wagner Food Policy Alliance
Date: April 4, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: NYU Global Center for Academic & Spiritual Life
238 Thompson St, 5th fl, Grand Hall (between Washington Square S and W 3rd St)
RSVP: www.tinyurl.com/gmonyu (Open to the Public; free admission)
Polls show 90% of Americans want the right to know what’s in the food they buy. The biotech industry maintains GMOs pose no special risk and so labeling is unnecessary; The New York Times Editorial Board agrees. Labeling proponents counter that existing research
studies on GMO safety are industry-conducted and inadequate; human health risks remain unknown. Labels will allow consumers to make informed decisions.
So, to label or not to label? Spurred on by moderator Frederick Kaufman’s provocative questions, our panel of experts will share their differing points of view on this hot-button topic, leaving the audience to decide in which camp they stand.
Panelists
Dr. Walter S. De Jong
Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Dr. Carolyn Dimitri
NYU Steinhardt, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
Jean Halloran
Consumers Union, Food Policy Initiatives
Patty Lovera
Food & Water Watch, Food Team
Please visit the RSVP page or view the attached flyer for more information.
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Stacie Orell
M.A. Candidate 2013, Environmental Conservation Education
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
New York University
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