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Re: Moratorium Called on Genetically Modified Foods



In article <321984C4.61B9@cimatron.co.il>
joshua@cimatron.co.il writes:
>
>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.
 
absolutely correct.  which is why companies like monsanto will test a
potential new product to death to make sure that it is safe. cause if
it isn't, they are going to lose a whole lot of money.   now, using your
arguements, if these businesses are so profit seeking, why would they
do something stupid which might bankrupt the company?  don't you think
that all companies learned something from other companies that have
made the mistake of introducing something into the market before it
was fully tested?
 
>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
 
well, i don't know about that.  there is a common belief (i will leave it
up to all of you to determine for yourself if it is true) that a
educated consumer is the best type of customer.  as for tracking,
with the implementation of mega-reg and the requirement of haccp
(here in the u.s., that is), this should be a much easier process.
 



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