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Re: Moratorium Called on Genetically Modified Foods
In <32119F55.2033@cimatron.co.il> joshua@cimatron.co.il writes:
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>Larry Caldwell wrote:
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>> > Nothing wrong with genetically improved food - noone is breeding
Triffids
>> > you know - get over the paranoia and get some proper information.
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>> Yup. I tried to think of one common food that is not genetically
>> modified. I came up with wild rice, and I'm not sure about that.
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>No paranoia, just two important points:
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>1. Genetic engineering dramatically interferes with the natural
>mutation processes which caused improvements to our food plants
>for centuries. Gene splicing canNOT be compared to natural
>mutation in terms of stability or safety. It's like comparing
>regular photography to x-rays.
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>2. The corporations behind these new "mutivars" are lobbying
>Congress and the EU to prevent these experimental foods from
>being labelled as such - in other words, they want to overcome
>market resistance by keeping you ignorant, by not offering you a
>choice. Rather than convincing you the technology is safe (which
>should be easy if it's the truth, no?) they want to take the
>decision out of your hands. Your health may be held hostage to
>their desire for profit. And THAT stinks.
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>Joshua
I agree. If there is nothing wrong with genetically manipulated foods,
why not advertise? If I were to market something new and wonderful, I
would want to shout it from the mountaintops.
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