Legal, Policy, and Regulatory Issues

History of U.S. Regulation of Genetic Engineering

Charles Benbrook, Ph.D.
Agricultural Economist
Former executive director of the board on agriculture at the National Academy of Sciences
Sand Point, ID
208-263-5236
Benbrook@hillnet.com
www.biotech-info.net

Philip Bereano
Professor, Department of Technology and Public Policy
University of Washington
Vice-President, Washington Biotechnology Action Council
Co-Director, 49th Parallel Biotechnology Consortium
206-543-9037
pbereano@u.washington.edu

Michael Hansen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Consumer Policy Institute
Consumers Union
Yonkers, NY
914-378-2452
hansmi@consumer.org
www.consumersunion.org

Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Tufts University
Medford, MA
617-627-3394
sheldon.krimsky@tufts.edu

Margaret Mellon, Ph.D.
Director, Food and Environment
Union of Concerned Scientists
Washington, D.C.
202-223-6133
mmellon@ucsusa.org
www.ucsusa.org

Joe Mendelson
Legal Director
Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
joemend@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Susan Wright, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
History of Science and Science Policy
University of Michigan
734-763-1194
spwright@umich.edu


U.S. Regulatory System and GE Risk Assessment

Bill Freese
Friends of the Earth
Washington, DC
301-985-3011
billfreese@prodigy.net
www.foe.org

Doug Gurian-Sherman, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
The Center for Food Safety
International Center for Technology Assessment
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
Doug@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org

Michael Hansen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Consumer Policy Institute
Consumers Union
Yonkers, NY
914-378-2452
hansmi@consumer.org
www.consumersunion.org

Peter Jenkins
Attorney and Policy Analyst
The Center for Food Safety
International Center for Technology Assessment
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
Peterjenkins@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org

Joe Mendelson
Legal Director
Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
joemend@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org


GE and United States Department of Agriculture

Peter Jenkins
Attorney and Policy Analyst
The Center for Food Safety
International Center for Technology Assessment
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
Peterjenkins@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org

Andrew Kimbrell
Executive Director, International Center for Technology Assessment
Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
kimbrell@icta.org
www.icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Tufts University
Medford, MA
617-627-3394
sheldon.krimsky@tufts.edu

Jane Rissler, Ph.D.
Senior Staff Scientist/Deputy Director
Food and Environment Program
Union of Concerned Scientists
Washington, DC
202-223-6133 ext. 119
jrissler@ucsusa.org
www.ucsusa.org


GE and Food and Drug Administration

Bill Freese
Friends of the Earth
Washington, DC
301-985-3011
billfreese@prodigy.net
www.foe.org

Doug Gurian-Sherman, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
The Center for Food Safety
International Center for Technology Assessment
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
Doug@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org

Michael Hansen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Consumer Policy Institute
Consumers Union
Yonkers, NY
914-378-2452
hansmi@consumer.org
www.consumersunion.org

Peter Jenkins
Attorney and Policy Analyst
The Center for Food Safety
International Center for Technology Assessment
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
Peterjenkins@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org

Andrew Kimbrell
Executive Director, International Center for Technology Assessment
Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
kimbrell@icta.org
www.icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Tufts University
Medford, MA
617-627-3394
sheldon.krimsky@tufts.edu

Andrew Kimbrell
Executive Director, International Center for Technology Assessment
Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
kimbrell@icta.org
www.icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Tufts University
Medford, MA
617-627-3394
sheldon.krimsky@tufts.edu

Margaret Mellon, Ph.D.
Director, Food and Environment
Union of Concerned Scientists
Washington, D.C.
202-223-6133
mmellon@ucsusa.org
www.ucsusa.org

Joe Mendelson
Legal Director
Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
joemend@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org


GE and Liability

Philip Bereano
Professor, Department of Technology and Public Policy
University of Washington
Vice-President, Washington Biotechnology Action Council
Co-Director, 49th Parallel Biotechnology Consortium
206-543-9037
pbereano@u.washington.edu

Katherine Dimatteo
Executive Director
Organic Trade Association
Greenfield, MA
413-774-7511 ext. 17
kdimatteo@ota.com
www.ota.com

Andrew Kimbrell
Executive Director, International Center for Technology Assessment
Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
kimbrell@icta.org
www.icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Chee Yoke Ling
Third World Network
121S Jalan Utama
10450 Penang, Malaysia
+604-226-6159
yokeling@myjaring.net
www.twnside.org.sg

Joe Mendelson
Legal Director
Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
joemend@icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Jeremy Rifkin
President, Foundation on Economic Trends
Fellow, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
202-466-2823
jrifkin@foet.org
www.foet.org


Risk Assessment vs. Precautionary Principle

Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Tufts University
Medford, MA
617-627-3394
sheldon.krimsky@tufts.edu

Chee Yoke Ling
Third World Network
121S Jalan Utama
10450 Penang, Malaysia
+604-226-6159
yokeling@myjaring.net
www.twnside.org.sg

Phillip Regal, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
University of Minnesota, St. Paul
612-624-6751
regal001@tc.umn.edu


Labeling of GE Foods

Michael Hansen, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Consumer Policy Institute
Consumers Union
Yonkers, NY
914-378-2452
hansmi@consumer.org
www.consumersunion.org

Richard Caplan
Environmental Advocate
U.S. PIRG
218 D Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-546-2461
rcaplan@pirg.org

U.S. Legislative Actions on Labeling of GE Foods

Ronnie Cummins
National Director
Organic Consumers Organization
Little Marais, MN
218-226-4164
Ronnie@organicconsumers.org

GE and Patents

Philip Bereano
Professor, Department of Technology and Public Policy
University of Washington
Vice-President, Washington Biotechnology Action Council
Co-Director, 49th Parallel Biotechnology Consortium
206-543-9037
pbereano@u.washington.edu

Andrew Kimbrell
Executive Director, International Center for Technology Assessment
Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
Washington, DC
202-547-9359
kimbrell@icta.org
www.icta.org
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
www.foodsafetynow.org

Chee Yoke Ling
Third World Network
121S Jalan Utama
10450 Penang, Malaysia
+604-226-6159
yokeling@myjaring.net
www.twnside.org.sg

Jeremy Rifkin
President, Foundation on Economic Trends
Fellow, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
202-466-2823
jrifkin@foet.org
www.foet.org

Bob Scowcroft
Executive Director
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Santa Cruz, CA
831-426-6606
research@ofrf.org
www.ofrf.org

Hope Shand
Research Director
ETC Group
919-960-5223
hope@etcgroup.orghttp://www.etcgroup.org

Antitrust Legislation

Bill Christison
President, National Family Farm Coalition
President, Missouri Rural Crisis Center
Chillicothe, MO
660-684-6456
www.nffc.net

Charles Margulis
Steering Committee Member for Californians for GE Free Agriculture
Development and Communications Director
Center for Environmental Health
Oakland, CA
510-594-9864
cmargulis@cehca.org
www.cehca.org

Jeremy Rifkin
President, Foundation on Economic Trends
Fellow, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Washington, DC
202-466-2823
jrifkin@foet.org
www.foet.org


Privatization of Research

Charles Benbrook, Ph.D.
Agricultural Economist
Former executive director of the board on agriculture at the National Academy of Sciences
Sand Point, ID
208-263-5236
Benbrook@hillnet.com
www.biotech-info.net

Ignacio Chapela, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
University of California, Berkeley
510-643-2452
510-643-2952
Ichapela@nature.berkeley.edu