04.04.2003 |

Kraft CEO calls for stricter GMO rules in the US

Kraft Co-CEO Betsy Holden is calling for stricter rules for planting crops that are bio-engineered to produce pharmaceuticals. The issue is gaining urgency because about 20 companies are splicing corn, rice, soybeans, tobacco and other crops to try to mass-produce medicines. Kraft spokesman Michael Mudd said if the federal government refuses to outlaw pharmaceutical crops or to ban their planting in farm states, Northfield-based Kraft "wants there to be every regulation possible so commingling will not happen."<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-biopharm04.html">Report in the Chicago Sun</a>