DAY ONE - FRIDAY 4th APRIL 2003

Plenary briefing session (9.45 - 11.00am) Led by Kathy Sykes

The session will cover:

• How safe is our food
• Explanation of GM and GM foods
• How is GM used in the food chain?

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Morning Break (11.00 - 11.15am)

Small group exercise (11.15am-12.00pm):

Jurors divide into 3 unmoderated groups to draw up lists of the pros and cons and questions as they see them of GM food

Plenary session (12.00 - 12.30pm)

Groups reconvene to present and discuss their lists

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Lunch (12.30 - 1.15pm)

GM FOOD AND SAFETY

Warm up briefing about GM food safety (1.15 - 1.30pm)

Witness session (1.30 - 2.45pm): How safe is GM Food?

Prof Mike Gasson - Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF)
Sue Mayer - Genewatch - pressure group
Jim Maryanski - United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) speaking via the video conference

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Afternoon break (2.45 - 3.00pm)

• Jurors give brief feedback on witness session

Small group exercise (3.15 - 4.15pm):

Jurors divide into 3 unmoderated groups to discuss:

• What do you think about current safety procedures?
• What are your main concerns about the safety of GM foods?
• To what extent do the current safety procedures cover these concerns?

Plenary session (4.15 - 5.00pm)

Groups reconvene to present and discuss their findings

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DAY TWO - SATURDAY 5th APRIL 2003

GM FOOD AND THE CONSUMER

Witness session (11.15 - 12.30pm):

Andy Coghlan (New Scientist)
Simon Barber (Europa Bio)
Sue Davies (Consumers' Association)
Alison Austin (Sainsbury)

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Lunch (12.30 - 1.15pm)

GM FOOD AND SOCIETY

Warm up briefing (1.15 - 1.30pm)

Witness session (1.30 - 2.45pm):

Pete Riley (Friends of the Earth)
Paul Rylott (Bayer Crop Science & Agricultural Biotechnology Council)

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Afternoon break (2.45 - 3.00pm)

Small group exercise (3.00 - 3.30pm)

Jurors give Feedback on witness sessions and present Findings of discussions (3.30 - 3.45pm)

Role play (3.45 - 5.00pm)

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End of day (5.00pm)



DAY THREE -MONDAY 7th APRIL 2003

Recap of previous day and run through of day's agenda (9.30 - 9.45am)

Briefing for GM food and choice witness session (9.45-10.00am)

Witness session (10.00 - 11.15am):
Stuart Musgrove (Somerset County Council)
Beate Kettliz (BEUC)

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Morning break (11.15 - 11.30am)

Small group exercise (11.30 - 12.00pm)

Jurors report back findings of discussions about GM labelling (12.00 - 12.30pm)

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Lunch (12.30 - 1.15pm)

Deliberation and decision-making session (1.15 - 3.00pm)

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Ballot for Jury representatives to present the findings (3.00 - 3.15pm)

Afternoon break (3.15 - 3.30pm)

The verdict (3.30 - 4.30pm)
Presenting key decisions and findings to Jon Bell and others from the Food Standards Agency

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End of citizens' jury (4.30pm)