-Caveat Lector- Aventis: Biotech traces inevitable in food supply The Associated Press WASHINGTON (April 24, 2001 9:47 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - According to the company that developed StarLink, the nation's food supply is likely to contain trace levels of the unapproved biotech corn "for the foreseeable future," but contamination is so low that it poses no possible health concern. Discovery of the corn in taco shells last fall led to nationwide recalls of corn products, and more recalls may be necessary unless the government agrees to allow a minimal amount of the corn in food, Aventis CropScience said in a filing with the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA officials said Tuesday that research submitted as a part of the filing showed that potential exposure to StarLink in processed foods "is significantly lower" than previously estimated. StarLink corn was never approved for human consumption because of unresolved questions about the potential of a unique protein it contains, known as Cry9C, to cause allergic reactions in people. Aventis asked EPA last fall to grant the corn temporary food-use approval to eliminate the need for recalls and disruptions in grain trade. Now, Aventis says it would be sufficient for EPA to set a maximum level, or tolerance, for the biotech grain of 20 parts per billion. "So long as the government views any level of Cry9C protein, detected by any method of analysis, as rendering food legally adulterated, major disruptions of the food supply will continue even though the theoretical risk is vanishingly small," Aventis said in the filing. "This outcome would not contribute to the protection of public health or represent wise public policy." Aventis submitted results of studies showing that processing greatly diminished, but did not eliminate, Cry9C levels in foods made with StarLink corn. StarLink corn was supposed to be grown and handled separately from other grain but farmers often failed to do so. StarLink was widely mixed with other corn and also cross-pollinated with other varieties of corn. Nearly 80 small seed companies have reported finding Cry9C in non-StarLink corn. ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
