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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.
>> 
>> 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.
>
>No paranoia, just two important points:
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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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