Learn about modified food at Ansonia Nature Center

ANSONIA - Genetically-modified foods will be the topic of a talk by Rebecca Silady at 7 p.m. April 6 at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center.

Silady, who teaches botany at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, will speak about the problems and dangers associated with genetically-modified foods.

"Genetically modified organisms" (GMOs) are plants or animals created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology. Why in the United States are genetically-modified foods not labeled when in 62 countries around the world they are either labeled or outright banned?

Find out the health risks associated with GMOs and the serious impact they are having on the environment. While it is estimated they are now found in 80 percent of processed food in America, they do not enhance nutrition or offer any other consumer benefit.
  
Silady is highly qualified to discuss this topic. After completing her Ph.D. at Stanford University and post-doctoral studies at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, she worked on developing drought tolerant corn at Monsanto.

Call 203-736-1053 to register for this free program.

The nature center is at 10 Deerfield Road.


This information is taken from a press release from the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center.