michael hanson, senior scientist at the consumer union, he has some concerns. >> there could be increasedels of naturally occurring toxins or allergens. there could be decreased nutritional status, right? or there could be -- you could create new toxins, new allergens. >> reporter: hanson says in animal studies, gmo foods have caused tumors, adverse effects in the gut, the immune system, and reproductive organs. so how do you even know if the food you're eating has been genetically modified? while the european union requires all gmo food to be labelled, the fda does not so far. >> the u.s. does not recognize that that's different than conventional breeding, and does not require safety studies before these products are allowed on the market. >> reporter: but parrot says there's nothing here to be concerned about. >> and when it comes to people whose expertise is agriculture and plant genetics, it's a consensus. it's as safe as regular food. >> now, if you want to know if your food is genetically modified, you can look for the organic label. now, nothing labelled organic is going to contain

michael hanson. anexel rama. stephen tennis. natalie lions. vivian imperial. elihu hernandez. and matthew [speaker not understood]. hi, [speaker not understood]. >>> i would like to make a dramatic entrance. normally doesn't get that dramatic with lights going out and things like that. my name is james tracy. i'm representing community housing partnership. it's been such an honor to work with you, supervisor kim, the ivy league, all of us or none, national employment law project, [speaker not understood] legal services, and also the lawyers committee for civil rights. our organization got involved with this fight because we provide really, really good job training opportunities. but we find that as an organization that hires about 60% of our staff coming from homeless backgrounds at one point in their life, that when people are ready to transition or find better paying jobs elsewhere, the doors are being shut. so, that's why we joined this campaign and we're overjoyed to see it finally come up to vote here. can i have the community housing partnership crew stand up? (applause)