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Article: ARE YOU READY FOR GENE-ALTERED FISH? SOME LOCAL CHEFS, GROCERS, WHOLESALERS PLEDGE THAT THEY WILL KEEP AWAY FROM IT.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- September 20, 2002
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Byline: D. PARVAZ P-I reporter
Genetically modified foods have been a hot topic for the past few years, but with the possible introduction of genetically modified fish in the market - the first animal protein to be genetically altered - things might be heating up.
Some positions have been staked already.
"Listen to what the people are saying. We don't want them in our waters, we don't want them on our plates," said Lisa Ramirez, campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth.
At a news conference at Ray's Boathouse yesterday, Ramirez presented a list of grocers and restaurants that have pledged to avoid genetically modified fish. ...