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2009-01-26 | permalink
Top chefs push Obama to improve food policy and label GE food
Lidia Bastianich, a New York-based Italian chef who has starred in several cooking shows on public television, says the government needs to encourage regulations and incentives to small farmers to give them the opportunity to compete against the ”big giants.” Chef Tom Colicchio, the lead judge on the popular cable television series ”Top Chef,” agrees. He says foods that are genetically engineered should be labeled as such and fewer subsidies should go to corporate farms.
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2009-01-26 | permalink
Top chefs push Obama to improve food policy and label GE food
Lidia Bastianich, a New York-based Italian chef who has starred in several cooking shows on public television, says the government needs to encourage regulations and incentives to small farmers to give them the opportunity to compete against the ”big giants.” Chef Tom Colicchio, the lead judge on the popular cable television series ”Top Chef,” agrees. He says foods that are genetically engineered should be labeled as such and fewer subsidies should go to corporate farms.
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