*Ø* Blogmanac | Protests before Biotech Meeting
Sacramento, California - Hundreds of demonstrators descended on city streets to denounce a conference on genetically engineered agriculture even before it had begun. Chanting, banging drums and carrying signs that read "We Don't Want to Eat Their Corporate Creations," protesters swarmed the streets Sunday around the state capitol and nearby conference center.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the conference convene at a time when the debate over genetically modified foods has reached a fever pitch. The United States is demanding that the World Trade Organization force the European Union to end its ban on genetically modified food.

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