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So, here they are mirrored. http://freeweb.digiweb.com/science_fiction/ThePiedPiper/site_map.htm http://ThePiedPiper.tripod.com/site_map.htm http://ThePiedPiper.tripod.com/index.html http://members.xoom.com/ThePiedPiper/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: Debbie Ortman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Recipient list suppressed <Recipient list suppressed> Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:42 PM Subject: CONSUMER WARNING/PHONING - ACTION ALERT - PLEASE POST! >CONSUMER WARNING - The Frankenfoods Fifteen(see list at end) > >IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS IN YOUR SHOPPING >CART, YOU BETTER ACT NOW! > >HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY ANY FOOD OR BEVERAGE >PRODUCTS IN YOUR GROCERY STORE ARE YOU EATING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS? >* Lab tests and industry disclosures indicate that 60-75% of all >non-organic supermarket foods now "test positive" for the presence of >genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. > >* Despite growing public concern over the safety of milk and dairy products >from cows injected with recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), as well >as human health and environmental concerns over genetically engineered >corn, soy, canola, and cotton, the US government refuses to require >safety-testing or labeling for genetically engineered foods. As a result >Europe, Japan, and other nations are now refusing to buy many US food >exports. > >* Mounting scientific evidence suggests that genetically engineered foods >may present serious hazards for human health and the environment. The >British Medical Association has called for a global ban on GE foods, while >the New England Journal of Medicine has warned that "the allergenic >potential of these newly intoduced microbial proteins is uncertain, >unpredictable, and untestable." Scientists warn that GE foods may set off >allergies, increase cancer risks, produce antibiotic-resistant pathogens, >damage food quality, and produce dangerous toxins. > >* Environmental hazards of genetically engineered crops recently discussed >in scientific journals and the media include: increased use of toxic >pesticides, damage to soil fertility, genetic pollution of adjoining >farmlands, harm to Monarch butterflies and beneficial insects such as >ladybugs, and the creation of "superpests, "superweeds," and virulent new >plant viruses. > >* Consumer polls over the past decade have shown that 80-95% of Americans >want genetically engineered foods to be labeled--mainly so that we can >avoid buying them. Fifty members of Congress recently sent a letter to the >Food and Drug Administration demanding labeling. In addition, a federal >lawsuit has been filed by a broad coalition of scientists, environmental >groups, religious leaders, organic farmers, and consumer organizations >demanding that all genetically engineered foods be taken off the market >until they have been properly safety-tested and labeled. > >* Turn over this leaflet to see what you can do today to protect yourself >and your family from genetically engineered foods. > >WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY >TO AVOID GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS > >Ask your grocery store manager for a written statement on their policy >regarding genetically engineered foods. Request that they identify which >food products are genetically engineered and which are not. > >Tell your grocer to offer a full-line selection of certified organic foods. >Organic farmers and producers operate under strict certification rules and >do not use any genetically engineered seeds or ingredients. > >Buy certified organic foods from your local co-op, health food store, >farmers market or through a CSA - (Community Supported Agriculture) program. > >Join the Organic Consumers Association and volunteer to help organize >opposition to genetically engineered foods in your local community. Keep >informed on genetic engineering and food safety issues by visiting our web >site at <http://www.purefood.org> > >Call the 15 companies listed below - The Frankenfoods Fifteen - and tell >them you will not purchase their foods or beverages unless they can provide >you with written >assurance that their products do not contain genetically engineered >ingredients. > >Safeway >800-723-3929 >Frito-Lay >800-352-4477 >Kellogg's >800-962-1413 >Nestle >800 452-1971 >Heinz Foods > 888-472-8437 >Healthy Choice >800-323-9980 >Kraft >800-543-5335 >Hershey's > 800-468-1714 >Coca-Cola >800-438-2653 >Nabisco >800-862-2638 >Quaker Oats >800-367-6287 >Starbucks >800-782-7282 >McDonald's >630-623-3000 >General Mills >800-328-1144 >Procter and Gamble >800-595-1407 > >To Get Involved in your local area, write or call: >Organic Consumers Association/BioDemocracy Campaign >6114 Hwy 61 Little Marais, Minnesota 55614 >Tel. 218-726-1443 Fax 218-726-1446 >email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Web Site <www.purefood.org> > >To download this in a leaflet format/hard copy go to our website at >www.purefood.org, > >
