Last Updated on 5/4/00
By Karen Lutz Benbrook
Email: karen@biotech-info.net
WSJ
NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Fast-food chains including McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD - news) are telling their french-fry suppliers to stop using Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified potato, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Friday. J.R. Simplot Co, a major McDonald's supplier, has told its farmers to stop growing the potato developed by Monsanto, which is now a part of Pharmacia Corp (NYSE:PHA - news). PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP - news) unit Frito-Lay Co, said on Thursday that it was asking its farmers not to grow genetically modified potatoes this year, the Journal said. Earlier, the company told its corn farmers to stop growing genetically modified crops. The modified crops are easier to grow and heartier than conventional varieties. Critics have raised questions about the safety of modified crops and their impact of the environment. Studies show many U.S. consumers want labels on foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. ** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed for research and educational purposes only. **
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