From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Sat Jul 06 2002 - 23:02:48 MDT
"Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> Wrote:
> I don't see how astrology has anything to do with the
> food I am buying.
I don't either, I think astrology is a total crock but the fact remains that
many millions of people disagree and would love to know what the stars
portend for their Oreo cookies. Nearly every newspaper in the USA has a
daily astrology column because it sells papers but there are not too many
genetics columns, so I repeat my question, how can you be for one but not
the other?
> However, if I buy a can that is 100% full of GM corn,
> it seems misleading to never mention it on the label.
Humans have been modifying the genetics of their food crops and domestic
animals for thousands of years, the only difference is that now we can do it
more carefully and just change the genes we want to.
>We already do have full labeling requirements in the U.S. Food labels
>are supposed to show all ingredients and a complete nutritional
>breakdown of what is in the food.
How about Kosher food, should the US government get involved in that
religious practice too and decide if the correct prayers have been said and
so decree who can and can not call their food Kosher, even though like GM no
nutritional difference can be found by science?
John K Clark John K Clark
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