August 14, 2001
Sri Lanka, Thailand among those targeted by Bush Administration over genetically engineered food regulations
Washington, DC--More than 200 consumer, farm and environmental groups worldwide sent a letter today protesting threats by the Bush administration to challenge food safety laws of other countries as barriers to international trade. Groups representing citizens in Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United States and Zimbabwe signed the letter. The groups?including the Third World Network, Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth International, and the Consumer Policy Institute/Consumer's Union (U.S. publishers of Consumer Reports)?represent millions of members around the world.