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ALLIANCE FOR
BIO-INTEGRITY
Preserving the Safety of Our Food, the Health of Our
Environment,
and the Harmony of Our Relationship with Nature
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IT'S TIME TO LEARN THE FACTS
ABOUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD
Do you know that a handful of giant agrochemical
companies have launched a massive venture to
genetically restructure the world's food supply?
Do you know . . .
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that your fruits, grains, and vegetables are being implanted with conglomerations
of genes from viruses, bacteria, insects, and animals?
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that numerous distinguished scientists view this genetic tampering as a
threat to both human and environmental health?
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that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ignored the warnings of
its own scientists and permits these experimental foods to be mass marketed
without safety testing and labeling?
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that besides violating sound science, the genetic restructuring of our
food affronts the core principles of most religions?
To learn more about the hazards of genetically engineered foods
and how our organization is working to curb them, explore our web
site.
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WHO WE ARE and HOW YOU CAN GET CONNECTED
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BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (G.E.) FOODS
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INFORMATION RELATING TO OUR LAWSUIT & DECLARATIONS
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SCIENTIST PLAINTIFFS
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WHY G.E. FOODS ARE PROBLEMATIC FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RELIGION
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Purpose & Goals
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Summary Overview:
Why the Venture to Genetically Engineer our
Food Offends Science, Religion, and the Bill of Rights
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Summary of Our Lawsuit Against the FDA,
with lists of the scientists and religious leaders who are plaintiffs.
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Why the Genetic Engineering of Our Food
Offends Principles of Most Religions
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Send Us Email
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How the FDA Has Covered Up Concerns
of its Own Scientists About the Safety of Biotech Foods
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FROM A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE:
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Sign Up To Receive Progress Reports
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Statement of Steven M. Druker at the FDA
Public Meeting on Genetically Engineered Foods, Nov. 30, 1999 (Washington,
D.C.).
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Are Genetically Engineered Foods In Accord
With Jewish Law?
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View
Copies of 24 Documents From The FDA's Internal Memoranda On The Hazards
of Genetically Engineered Foods!
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Declaration of Rabbi Alan Green,
June 24, 1999.
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How U.S. Law Mandates
the Precautionary Principle.
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Declaration of Rabbi
Yossi Serebryanski,
July 9, 1999.
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Declaration of Richard Lacey, M.D.,
Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of
Leeds (U.K.),
May 28, 1999.
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FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE:
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Declaration of Philip J. Regal,
Ph.D., Professor of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution at the University of
Minnesota (St. Paul),
May 28, 1999.
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Declaration of
The Reverend Samuel Kedala, May
27, 1999.
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Declaration of John Fagan, Ph.D.,
Recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the National Cancer
Institute,
May 28, 1999.
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Purpose and Goals
The Alliance for Bio-Integrity is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization
dedicated to the advancement of human and environmental health through
sustainable and safe technologies. To this end, it aims (a) to inform the
public about technologies and practices that negatively impact on health
and the environment and (b) to inspire broad-based, responsible action
that helps correct the problems and uphold the integrity of the natural
order. In approaching these issues, it integrates the perspectives of both
science and religion and coordinates the participation of both communities.
The Alliance's initial project is to gain a more rational and prudent
policy on genetically engineered foods. This entails (a) educating the
public about the unprecedented dangers to the environment and human health
posed by the massive enterprise to genetically reprogram the world's food
supply; (b) securing a scientifically sound system for safety-testing genetically
altered foods; and (c) securing a meaningful system of labeling in order
to protect the right of consumers to avoid such foods.
Achieving the latter two objectives requires an action at law, since
current U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy exempts genetically altered
foods from the testing required of new food additives and also permits
these foods to be marketed without identifying labels. Although respected
groups such as Consumers Union, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and
the Environmental Defense Fund have strongly criticized this policy as
scientifically flawed and unsound in several other respects as well, the
FDA staunchly refuses to revise it. Accordingly, the Alliance has organized
an unprecedented plaintiff group to bring a lawsuit against the FDA to
effect the necessary changes. The plaintiffs include eminent scientists,
public interest organizations, and people from diverse faiths who reject
genetically altered foods on the basis of religious principle. The suit
was filed May 27, 1998 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. and is
being managed by the legal department of the International Center for Technology
Assessment in Washington, which shares the Alliance's concerns about genetic
engineering and has an impressive record in public interest litigation.
The Alliance welcomes (and depends on) donations. It is recognized by
the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible.
Your gift will help uphold bio-integrity. Please mail your donation to:
Alliance for Bio-Integrity
406 W. Depot Avenue
Fairfield, IA 52556
(515) 472-5554
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