A public forum on “The Genetic Engineering of Rice and Other Crops” was held in TNB Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur on 5th October 2009, The Forum discussed the implication on genetic engineering on rice and other crops.

The 4 hour forum which started at 9 am to 1 pm was attended by 100 people.

Among the presenters for the forum were :

1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rosli Omar. Artificial Intelligence,
Faculty of Engineering, University Malaya

2. Dr. Michael Hansen,
Consumers Union USA

3. Dr. A. Sivapragasam,
MARDI

4. Lim Li Ching,
TWN

5. Dr. Norida Mazlan,
Jabatan Teknologi Pertanian. Universiti Putra Malaysia

6. Pn Shamsinar Abdul Talib,
Deputy Director, Food Safety & Quality Division, Ministry of Health

7. Mr. Ng Kim Keat,
Industry Groups Management Division, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers.

8. Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan,
FOMCA