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Citizens' Jury agenda

Thursday 3 April 2003

Should GM food be available to buy in the UK?

Day 1: Friday 4 April

9.30am Main room: Introduction
9.45am Main room: Briefing session with Kathy Sykes
11.00am Morning break
11.15am Small group exercise
Noon Plenary session
12.30pm Lunch

GM food and safety
1.15pm Main room: Warm-up discussion
1.30pm Main room: Witness session: How safe is GM food?
Professor Mike Gasson (ACMSF)
Sue Mayer (Genewatch)
James Maryanski (US FDA)
2.45pm Afternoon break
3pm Main room, then small group exercise
4.15pm Main room session
5pm End of day

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Day 2: Saturday 5 April

9.30am Main room: Welcome back

GM food and the consumer
9.45am Small group sort card exercise
11.00am Morning break
11.15am Main room: Witness session:
Alison Austin (Sainsbury’s)
Simon Barber (Europa Bio)
Andy Coghlan ( New Scientist )
Sue Davies (Consumers' Association)
12.30pm Lunch

GM food and society
1.15pm Main room: Warm-up discussion
1.30pm Main room: Witness session
Pete Riley (Friends of the Earth)
Paul Rylott (Aventis Crop Science & Agricultural Biotechnology Council)
2.45pm Afternoon break
3pm Main room, then small group exercise
3.45pm Main room: Role play
5pm End of day

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Day 3: Monday 7 April

GM food and choice
9.30am Main room: Welcome back
9.45am Main room: Warm-up discussion
10.00am Main room: Witness session:
Stuart Musgrove (Somerset County Council)
Beate Kettlitz (BEUC)
11.15am Morning break
11.30am Main room, then small group exercise
12.30pm Lunch

1.15pm Main room: Deliberation and decision-making session
3pm Main room: Ballot for Jury representatives to present the findings
3.15pm Afternoon break
3.30pm Main room: Presenting key decisions and findings to Jon Bell and others from the Food Standards Agency
5pm End of Citizens' Jury

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Related links

GM Food and Choice Further information

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Download pdf  (pdf 5KB) GM Food and Society Further information

Download pdf  (pdf 5KB) GM Food and the Consumer Further information

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