March 13 2004 >> Source: Reuters News
U.S. State Dept. Promotes Biotech, Garners Critics
By Carey Gillam

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - The U.S. government has launched a new Web site about biotech crops as part of a special taxpayer-funded project to promote such crops worldwide -- a move criticized by some consumer and farm groups.

The efforts, which come amid a tense global debate over genetically modified foods, outrage opponents, who say the Bush administration is using taxpayer money to support corporate interests for a potentially unsafe technology.

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