IPB holds conference

IPB holds conference

BOGOR, West Java: An expert says genetic engineering has
played an important role in accelerating development of
agricultural products, international trade and the global
environment.

When applied to food technology, however, genetic engineering
raises questions of safety, socioeconomic impacts and ethics,
according to professor of food technology at the Bogor Institute
of Agriculture (IPB), F.G. Winarno.

He was speaking on the safety of genetically modified foods at
an international seminar held by the institute in cooperation
with the Indonesian Academy of Science and the office of the
state minister of food.

The gathering is expected to formulate answers to questions on
safety and to issue a set of recommendations to Indonesia. Some
250 experts and researchers are attending the seminar which will
conclude today. (24)