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Re: Moratorium Called on Genetically Modified Foods



Kirk Kerekes wrote:
> 
> In article <32131DE6.3099@cimatron.co.il>, joshua@cimatron.co.il wrote:
> Why shouldn't
>  - agritech have to be 'ethical' as well - by proving harmlessness and
>  - effectiveness before releasing its products to the public?
> 
> If you want food that is priced like prescription drugs, go right ahead...

The market for a better tomato is much larger than the market for a new 
anti-cancer drug. That's why the potential impact of sloppily-tested agritech 
on public welfare is much larger, too.

If their developments prove to be a boon, Monsanto and other agribusinesses 
can spread their research costs over a much larger profit base. If it's a 
bomb, a lot more people will suffer.

Of course, if agribiz has its way, we won't know what we are eating, and 
potential problems caused by consuming their products will be virtually 
impossible to trace to their source.

Joshua



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