From: Stirling Westrup (sti@cam.org)
Date: Sun Feb 20 2000 - 17:32:24 MST
Billy Brown wrote:
> Zero Powers wrote:
>
> > I know the general consensus is that GM food is OK. But the same thing
> > was thought about such things as cigarette smoking, silicone breasts
> > and thalydomide (sp?) once upon a time. Sure maybe GM stuff is
> > harmless, but my goal is long life. I ain't taking any chances ;)
> Of course, I'm all in favor of letting people make their own decisions. By
> all means, let us make sure that people who are worried about GM foods can
> avoid them - but let us also make sure that those of us who aren't worried
> can take advantage of their benefits.
I tend to agree with the above. I want to know exactly what I am eating, so
that I can make an informed decision. Note that just telling me "This product
may contain genetically enhanced ingredients" is of no use to me. The vast
majority of such ingredients will be fine. What I want is labelling like:
Contains: Milk, Sugar, Soy (GM:AV4-76843-P3T), Pig Byproducts.
So that I can check and make sure that varient AV4-76843-P3T isn't that damned
version that incorporates peanut proteins, and that I'm allergic to, or
whatever.
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