Steven Drucker to Talk About Frankenfood

Press Release: For Immediate Release, September 21, 2004

Contacts: Kim Glazzard, (916) 455-8415, Dan Bacher, (916) 487-4905

Leading Authority to speak on the Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods and how the Food and Drug Administration
Failed to Follow the Advice of its Own Scientists!

Steven M. Druker, whose successful litigation of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resulted in the release of numerous scientific documents on the harmful effects of genetically engineered (GE) foods, will speak about the health risks, environmental concerns, and other dangers of GE foods on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 10 at the Sierra 2 Center, 2791-24th St. (24th St. and 4th Ave.) in Sacramento, and at UC Davis’ King Hall on Thursday, October 7, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. These events are hosted by Organic Sacramento and the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF).

A public interest attorney and founder and executive director of the Alliance for
Bio-Integrity, http://www.biointegrity.org, a non-profit organization dedicated
to promoting technologies that foster human and environmental health and
addressing the problems of those that do not, Mr. Druker organized a lawsuit against the FDA that forced the agency to divulge its files on GE foods. Also revealed is how politically appointed FDA administrators covered up the extensive warnings of their own scientists about the unique hazards of these foods and have systematically misrepresented the facts on GE foods since 1992. In organizing the suit, Mr. Druker assembled an unprecedented coalition of eminent scientists and religious leaders to stand as plaintiffs.

Mr. Druker has become known as one of the leading figures discussing the
issues and problems surrounding genetically engineered foods, viewed from both the scientific and the spiritual/ethical perspectives. He has made presentations throughout the U.S. and in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and sixteen countries in Europe, Asia, and South America. He has participated in scientific conferences, lectured at universities (including the Biological Laboratories at Harvard, Tel Aviv University, and the main agricultural university in Denmark) and appeared on several expert panels, including the food safety panel at a conference of the National Research Council and the panel on scientific, safety and regulatory issues at a public meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He was also invited to the White House Executive Offices to discuss the environmental risks of agricultural biotechnology at a meeting of the Interagency Sustainable Development Indicator Group of the President's Council on Environmental Quality.

Donations will be accepted ($5 suggested.) For more information, call
916-947-3778, or visit http://www.organicsacramento.org.