From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Fri May 03 2002 - 12:31:22 MDT
>From: Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com>
>> (Brian D Williams <talon57@well.com>):
>> "Organic" has a predetermined definition. I thought the essence
>>of our philosophy is that it is an individuals right to determine
>>what is best for themselves. Let the consumer decide.
>Exactly. Which is why we're applying labels. No one's arguing
>that we should engineer tomatoes at gunpoint--it's the luddites
>who want to forbid it by force. We're the ones who want consumers
>to be able to choose--and want them educated in the real facts on
>which to base a rational choice.
The hardcore luddites may want to ban it, but the middle of the
road on this issue have clearly indicated that they want GMO
products labeled as such.
This has been overwhelmingly rejected by the bio-tech industry,
despite polls that show a much greater acceptance of GMO's when
labeled.
Brian
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