Re: [CH] GE foods
Mark Gelo (MARK.GELO@worldnet.att.net)
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:03:40 -0500
The name of the bill's author should tell you, if nothing else. It's not
coincidental that most of the foods named are not considered "healthy
foods".
Name calling, "bio-pollution", is gutter tactics, and serves no purpose for
people who use their intelligence to make decisions.
Hysteria is rampant about information that we do not take the time to
understand ourselves. From my understanding, an overwhelming amount of
available research shows that most genetic engineering yields improvements
in foods.
People seem to think that nature, left on it's own, generates fewer poisons
than man (deliberately). This has been what has led to the popularity of
"whole foods", which is just an acronism for foods which occur, more or
less. without intervention from man. There are good and bad in each
category.
Dismissing a new technology, just because you don't understand it, is bad
for everyone.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Byron Bromley <Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com>
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Friday, February 25, 2000 4:27 PM
Subject: [CH] GE foods
>If there is nothing wrong with GE foods they why this??
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>WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ via NewsEdge
>Corporation - U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) today
>introduced legislation that would require labeling of
>genetically engineered (GE) foods on supermarket
>shelves.
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>The legislation affects foods with genetically engineered
>ingredients, or foods processed with genetically
>engineered material. Popular products that would likely
>require labeling include Frosted Flakes (GE corn),
>Coca-Cola (GE corn syrup), Hershey's chocolate (GE soy
>used in lecithin), Heinz ketchup (GE tomatoes, GE corn
>syrup).
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>"Sen. Boxer just gave voice to over 30 million more
>Americans who want to know if the food they are eating
>has been manipulated," said Larry Bohlen, director of
>Friends of the Earth's Safer Food-Safer Farms Campaign.
>"As long as this stuff is on the shelf, citizens should be
>able to choose whether or not they want to promote
>biopollution like genetically engineered corn."
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>The Boxer legislation is similar to labeling legislation
>introduced in the House by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)
>in November 1999. The Kucinich legislation now has more
>than 40 co-sponsors. Other Congressional action has
>included a letter to the FDA by 49 House members led by
>Rep. David Bonior (D-Wis.) in October calling the failure of
>FDA to require labeling an "important food safety and
>consumer protection matter." Their letter stated that the
>"current FDA policy regarding genetically engineered or
>modified food is flawed."
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>The Boxer bill introduction comes just as the FDA is
>planning to release its decision on labeling and safety
>testing of genetically engineered foods after a series of
>field hearings in November and December.
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>A diverse, nationwide set of organizations including
>religious, farm groups, consumer groups, and
>environmentalists has emerged to call for labeling and
>safety testing of GE foods.
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>For more information on the Safer Food-Safer Farms
>campaign, go to www.foe.org/safefood
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