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Expert on Genetically Engineered Foods to Speak at Bastyr University

Business Wire 2may01

KENMORE, Wash -- Craig Winters is a nationally known leader in the fight to label genetically engineered foods and he will speak at Bastyr University on Friday, May 4th, 2001 from 12 to 12:50 p.m.

With news and controversy on an almost daily basis about our nation's food supply, Winters' remarks are particularly timely. He will include in his talk the present political and legal climate surrounding genetically altered foods, including the status of pending federal legislation.

Winters' lecture is aimed at medical students at Bastyr University, but his knowledge of nutrition and the natural products industry is extensive and of great interest to consumers. Recent concerns about allergic reactions to genetically engineered corn found in taco shells and chips are only the latest alarm. Many scientists believe it's impossible to predict the effects of a genetically modified food supply. Winters is a proponent of choice for consumers, saying they have the right to know if the food they buy is genetically engineered.

Winters is the founder of The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods and the founding president of Citizens For Health, both non-profit political advocacy organizations.

Bastyr University is an accredited private institution, internationally recognized as a pioneer in the study of natural healing. The leading university for natural health sciences in the U.S., Bastyr University encompasses a multidisciplinary curriculum, a world-renowned research institute and the largest natural health clinic in the sate of Washington.

CONTACT:
Bastyr University
Kathleen Warren, 425/602-3103