Brussels-based European Confederation of Food and Drink Industries, the Grocery Manufacturers of

America and the Biotechnology Industry Organization in the United States. The International
Organization for Standardization and the United Nations-backed International Food Policy Research
Institute have also played roles, as have the Rockefeller Foundation and the Pew Foundation in the
United States. Also, it is worth noting that the debate about the production and marketing of genetically
modified foods is an issue that has ignited many in the consumer movement and has magnified the
attention paid to the WTO as an institution and as a set of rules, notably after the WTO ruling in Beef
Hormones.

Second, the proliferation of nongovernmental organizations with recommendations regarding the

treatment of the technology and products derived from it testify to the sensitivity of the public policy
debate. The debate among nongovernmental organizations has been intense, with the most vocal being
groups from Europe and India who oppose biotech foods on safety and/or environmental protection
grounds. Views range from those of Consumers International, Greenpeace and Oxfam to the usually
contrary perspectives of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Brussels-based European
Confederation of Food and Drink Industries, the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the
Biotechnology Industry Organization in the United States. The International Organization for
Standardization and the United Nations-backed International Food Policy Research Institute have also
played roles, as have the Rockefeller Foundation and the Pew Foundation in the United States. Also, it is
worth noting that the debate about the production and marketing of genetically modified foods is an
issue that has ignited many in the consumer movement and has magnified the attention paid to the
WTO as an institution and as a set of rules, notably after the WTO ruling in Beef Hormones.