GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS: CONFERENCE

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS: CONFERENCE; ITN SCOTLAND: Edinburgh: EXT MS Environmental protesters (wearing white suits and masks) eating at buffet table outside conference centre PAN SIDE Policeman on duty as Scottish Green Party protesters beside MS Protester in cow suit holding poster 'Stop Animal Genetic Engineering Now' Protesters' hands handcuffed to crash barrier TILT UP (Environmental protesters = 14secs) INT Mo Mowlam MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office) chatting to delegates in foyer (9secs) and interview SOT - Hope this will produce some clarity and consensus on scientific facts Professor Hans Gunter-Gassen (Darmstadt University, Germany) speaking at podium (2 shots) SIDE Andrew Veitch seated in audience BV Audience GV Platform with video screen behind showing article headed 'Playing God with DNA' Professor Hans Gunter-Gassen (Darmstadt University, Germany) speech SOT - I am not saying this is dangerous/ we have to be careful and must always assume that we are confronted with the unexpected Another speaker (unnamed) speech SOT - What is on the market today seems to be safe/ that will not prevent us from continuing to look for these things CMS Cartons of Soya Drink on supermarket shelf as one picked up TCMS Soya carton held showing contents box TCS Ingredients box on Soya carton CS Ingredients panel on packet showing genetically modified ingredients (2 shots) MS Worker stacking shelf with packets of Crisps (supermarket shots = 18secs) Dr Arpad Pusztai (Aberdeen University) speech to GM conference SOT - Genetically modified foodstuffs will not be accepted by the consumers without first subjecting them to vigorous, transparent and independent chemical and biological safety testing CF = B0554197 OR B0552486 20.03.59 TO 20.05.51 MIX PAB = B0207398