LAKEPORT – On Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, the Lake County Genetically Engineered Crops Advisory Committee will meet in the board room at the Lake County Farm Bureau building, located at 65 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport.

The meeting will be called to order at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Committee members JoAnn Saccato and Lars Crail have asked that four articles be uploaded to the “Recommended Readings” page on the committee's Web site and asked that the advisory committee members review and be prepared to discuss these articles in the meeting on Monday:

• http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/gm-rice-case-1216/ : First GM rice-related case.

• www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026152938.htm : Modified crops reveal hidden cost of resistance.

• www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research : Do seed companies control GM crop research?

• www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm : A comparison of the effects of three GM corn varieties on mammalian health.