NEWS ADVISORY
CONTACT: Craig Culp, Center for Food Safety (202) 547-9359; (301) 509-0925 (mobile)
—CONFERENCE CALL—
WHAT: Media conference call on the release of report titled “Monsanto vs. U.S. Farmers.”
WHEN: January 13, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. (EST).
Call in number: 1-800-351-4897
Pass code: 27373
WHO: Center for Food Safety executive director, Andrew Kimbrell, and legal director, Joseph Mendelson; Rodney Nelson, North Dakota farmer sued by Monsanto; and Percy Schmeiser, Canadian farmer sued by Monsanto (other farmers and lawyers representing farmers to be made available).
WHY: The Center (CFS) launched its investigation to determine the extent to which American farmers have been impacted by litigation arising from the use of patented genetically engineered crops. On Thursday, January 13, CFS will reveal the results of this research, discuss the ramifications for the future of farming in the U.S. and outline policy options for ending the persecution of America’s farmers.
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Craig W. Culp
Media Director
Center for Food Safety/Center for Technology Assessment
(202) 547-9359, ext. 18
cculp@icta.org
Center for Food Safety works to protect human health and the environment by curbing the proliferation of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. CFS engages in legal, scientific and grassroots initiatives to guide national and international policymaking on critical food safety issues.
Center for Technology Assessment is committed to educating the public, media and policymakers about new technologies that are harmful to human health and the environment while working to curb their proliferation. To accomplish this mission, CTA is comprised of four program areas: Patent Watch, Global Warming & the Environment, Human Genetics and Nanotechnology.
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