Kraft investors concerned with genetic crops
By Gregory Tejeda
United Press International, April 23, 2003

Kraft Foods shareholders who are sympathetic to environmental activists used a shareholders meeting to try to bring the issue up for discussion.

Shareholders including actor Chevy Chase and Green Century Capital Management representative Wendy Wendlandt both said during a Tuesday meeting in East Hanover, N.J., they fear public concerns over the safety of genetic crops could cause people to stop purchasing Kraft Food products.

Activists have tried to claim that ingredients made from genetically modified crops pose a potential health risk for people. Kraft officials say the activists are overstating any potential risks.