2 TOP CHEFS JOIN FOOD FIGHT

May 9, 2000
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Ritter Staff Reporter
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Celebrated Chicago chefs Charlie Trotter and Rick Bayless were cited as
joining on Monday the movement against genetically engineered foods, even as
a new survey found declining consumer support for biofoods.

Joined by other top chefs from around the country, Trotter and Bayless were
cited as calling on the Food and Drug Administration to require labels and
stricter testing for genetically engineered foods.

Trotter was quoted as saying, "I have concerns that this untested technology
diminishes the purity and taste of food."

In a letter to the FDA, the chefs were cited as writing that GE foods pose
"numerous risks" to human health and the environment. Bayless said he would
avoid GE foods in his two Mexican restaurants but can't because the foods
aren't labeled.