From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 07:38:32 MDT
From: Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com>
>>Linda B wrote:
>> All GMO is not the same, "golden" rice is a completely different
>> thing from "RoundUp" corn for example.
>>
>> Those of us who abhor paternalism will continue to insist:
>>
>> Label it or ban it.
>Some of us consider imposing meaningless labeling requirements
>to be quite "paternalistic". Nor is labeling innocent. It can
>pervert the understanding and spread FUD. For instance, men who
>could be treated with a cold virus vector for tagging and making
>prostate cancer cells more treatable would by currently
>proposals be labeled "genetically modified humans". A bit over
>the top, isn't it?
Linda didn't write that, I did, she just commented on it. (Thanks
Linda)
Labeling requirements can be very simple:
GMO: contains Bht type xxxx corn products. Period.
Let's lose the rhetoric and let the market decide.
Brian
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