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Re: Europe will not label oil from GE soybeans
In message <aquilla.1200207133B@news.erols.com>
aquilla@erols.com (Tracy Aquilla) writes:
> Heard recently that the European Union countries and the European Parliament
> agreed just last week on requirements for labeling foods from genetically
> engineered (GE) organisms. Labels will be required for foods containing "live
> genetically modified cells", but only if they differ from conventional foods
> "beyond accepted limits of variation" (sounds pretty vague-who knows what
> that means?). Apparently soybean oil from GE-beans, or products made from
> that oil (many, many), will not require labeling because there are no live
> cells in it and it is no different from oil obtained from 'conventional'
> soybeans. The agreement is supposed to be incorporated into law some time
> next year.
> Tracy
Hello Tracy,
The situation from the European point of view is that it seems that
Monsanto has produced a soya bean containing genes from a virus and
>from bacteria. there is serious concern that this could lead to
problems. As I have mentioned in a previous posting we in the U.K.
have already had experience of the consequences of the possible
effects of playing around with nature in the form of our B.S.E.
crisis. This makes us very cautious.
regards,
Antony.
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