U.S. to Divulge More About Modified Crops
By ANDREW POLLACK
Published: June 2, 2004
Responding to criticism that a controversial farming practice is shrouded in secrecy, the Department of Agriculture plans to disclose more information about crops that are genetically engineered to produce pharmaceuticals, an official said yesterday.
The official, Cindy Smith, the deputy administrator for biotechnology regulatory services, said in an interview that the department planned to begin using its Web site to post its analysis of the risks and environmental impacts of the crops that are being grown in field trials.
"We do agree that more transparency would reassure the public and the stakeholders," Ms. Smith said. "We want to be more transparent in advance of this technology really scaling up."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/02/business/02crop.htmlIn other words, CYA in advance of some really creepy GM crap that you haven't heard about yet.