From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Sat Nov 27 1999 - 15:18:31 MST
>From U.S. Newswire,
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1124-103.htm
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Environmentalists, Consumers, Farmers: 'No to Frankenfoods!'
U.S. Newswire
24 Nov 10:05
Environmentalists, Consumers and Farmers Say 'No to Frankenfoods!'
This Thanksgiving
To: National Desk
Contact: Mark Whiteis-Helm of Friends of the Earth,
202-783-7400, ext. 102; Web site: http://www.foe.org
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Friends of the Earth (FoE),
the Organic Consumers Association, and concerned farmers and citizens
rallied today outside a Safeway store in the nation's capital calling
for the supermarket chain to go "genetically engineered (GE) free" in
its store brand of products.
FoE noted that genetically engineered ingredients are present in
approximately 60 percent to 70 percent of all processed foods lining
our supermarket shelves, including baby formula, corn chips, veggie
burgers, frozen meals and ice cream. They also called attention to
the numerous health risks associated with GE foods: the threat that
new allergens and toxins could be introduced into our food supply;
and the possibility that GE foods could cause increased resistance to
antibiotics. Environmental threats like the toxic effects on Monarch
butterflies are also a concern.
"These foods are not safety tested by the FDA before they go onto
the market, and they are not labeled, " said Friends of the Earth
President Dr. Brent Blackwelder. "Consumers are being used as guinea
pigs and are being denied the right to make informed choices about
the food they eat and feed their families."
The group will hold its next rally in Seattle during the WTO
meetings on Thursday, Dec. 2. For more information, contact FoE in
Seattle at 206-448-9444 or 206-953-0347 (cell).
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