Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 19, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free february 2001 local Winni Eggers suspicious of modified food Survey finds almost half of City harbours doubts about a food by Kevin Rollason almost half of Winni Eggers believe genetically modified foods Are not As Safe As other a Survey has and that number is up from two years the a commissioned con ducted by Winnipeg based Prairie research associates found 46 per cent think pm foods Arent As Safe As other compared to 41 per cent in the numbers of people surveyed who say those foods Are Safe 26 per cent of Winni Eggers and 27 per cent of canadians Overall went up two per people Are becoming More informed and coming Down on one Side or the concluded Greg whose firm conducted the we see less ignorance about this and More of making up their a sizable number of people 28 per cent of Winni Eggers and 27 per cent of canadians Overall remain unsure about their opinion of genetically modified Prairie research associates inter viewed adults from five Canad an cities Quebec Ottawa and Edmonton Between Jan 2 to the results Are considered accurate within per 19 times out of Mason said the surveys results should convince the Federal govern ment to invest More in education and in examining food safety to alleviate the concerns of the Survey also found 194 per cent of canadians want All a food to be labelled 178 per cent believe Canadian meat found in grocery stores is Safe i More than half of 54 per Are concerned about eating pm the numbers didst Surprise Valerie Mazur As she ate organic soup at the organza organic food store on Corydon i think people Are getting More Mazur said late last we Are Only what we take into our if were not taking in food that our bodies were designed to take for millions of then were asking for local author Ingeborg who wrote unnatural Harvest How genetic engineering is altering our said the numbers reflect the anxiety of canadians toward pm the More time Industry has to Edu Cate the the More people dont like Boyens Mac Quant Winnipeg free press Meegan Cooper carries a Box of potatoes at organza foods on Corydon the store does not handle pm people Are becoming More aware and wondering Why it is being done when theres no apparent Benefit to Boyens said the Federal government should look at mandatory Labelling for pm food because currently about 60 per cent of processed foods have pm looking for a Ripe Tomato in the pro Duce Section of a grocery store owned by a major Henok Aboye said he Doest believe scientists who say pm food is the Way i see it you Are screwing around with Mother Aboye Sylvia Martin said she would buy Only organic food if she could afford in just hoping what i buy is not modified too Martin in hoping somebody is taking care of Karin head of the animal science department at the University of Manitoba and a member of a panel of experts organized by the Royal society of Canada to look into the said Consumers Are becoming More aware of food Wittenberg said the which released a report earlier this month Rais ing questions about the regulation of pm recommends More testing be done by both the producers of the pm food and Independent bodies to prove the food is Safe before it gets to if that Means food reaches the marketplace More so be she Rene general manager of Casa de Fruta Market and Vic Epresi Dent of Northern Sunshine said there seeing More Winni Eggers in search of organic and Nonam its definitely a growing demand but getting the product to Winnipeg int Gantzert from talking to Given the Choice and if it could be at the same almost everybody would pick the organic Jerry owner of said More people Long for food that tastes like it used if people knew what there they be totally Dickson Eaton clearance i footwear accessories off All women deny intimate apparel and sleepwear Sale prices end february 2001 by while quantities last visit Eaton for extra special savings Sale prices Are on now savings taken from Batons regular savings cannot be combined with other otters All childrens socks and underwear Sale prices end february 2001 eatnp024q6q1w Eaton now Polo 1485 Portage Avenue 2047882011 includes fall and Winter women mens childrens Wear and intimate excludes All items in the selection varies by while quantities further reductions from the red sticker or Les have been offered during the past a division of Sears Canada ;