GMOs and pesticide use to be subject of April 28 Newsmaker event

Dolores Huerta, a Presidential Medal of Freedom Award recipient and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, will discuss Genetically Modified Foods, health effects of pesticide and herbicide use on farmworkers and the current debate in Congress at a Newsmaker news conference on Tuesday, April 28, at 4 p.m. in the Bloomberg Room.

Joining Huerta will be Environmental Working Group expert Scott Faber.

Environmental groups recently filed suit to force EPA to review its decision approving herbicides used in GMOs in nine states. This is a step in a long effort to develop mandatory food labeling for GMOs.

Like all Newsmaker events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and NPC members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.

For more information, contact Frank Maisano at 202-828-5864 or [email protected].