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Leo Broderick has concerns about the technology used to create the potatoes. (Council of Canadians)
The Council of Canadians is pressing the provincial government to keep genetically modified potatoes out of P.E.I. soil.
Council chair Leo Broderick questions the science behind Innate generation 2 potatoes, and added P.E.I. would be better off staying away from the controversy surrounding genetically modified food. He noted P.E.I. is already attracting attention as a producer of genetically modified salmon.
"It would be foolhardy for the province to allow genetically engineered potatoes to be grown in the province," said Broderick.
"If we add genetically engineered potatoes we will have a very poor image and that's not the kind of image that we want for the province."
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