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De:
Luiz Meira <luizmeira@yahoo.com>
Data: (Data não disponível)
Assunto: [gen-ocidio] Alimentos ditos orgânicos
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>Mothers for Natural Law of the Natural Law Party
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>GE Soy Contaminates Organic Food
>
>Dutch food safety expert Dr Harry Kuiper told the [OECD] conference:
>"We have carried out tests in our laboratories on organic food and
>found traces of GM soya. It is everywhere."
>
>The Herald, Mar 01, 2000
>
>in "Blair's adviser backs creation of global GM watchdog"
>
Aqui Luiz Meira:
Aproveito para lembrar que 13% da lecitina de soja, do óleo de soja
e da gordura vegetal hidrogenda utilizados no processamento de alimentos
ditos orgânicos pode estar contaminados aqui no Brasil.
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>
Que gostinho bom ao ver os EUA lá no final da fila... O lanterninha
está acendendo a lux:))
>PLANETNEWS broadcast
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>Minnesota has made history! The first state in the U.S. to introduce
>a bill calling for a 5 year moratorium on planting GE crops.
>
>The Organic Consumers Association is a national consumer advocacy
>group based in Minnesota. We have over 25,000 subscribers to our
>newsletters, 1700 stores, co-ops, and CSAs working with us throughout
>the country and receive over 250,000 monthly hits on our web site.
>
>We are calling on all Minnesota Legislators to support holding a
>hearing on the important issue of genetic engineering and the bills
>that have been introduced in the MN Legislature that relate to:
>calling for a 5 year moratorium on all GE crops from being planted;
>requiring mandatory labeling of all GE foods sold in Minnesota; and
>insuring that liability for genetic drift/pollution be born by the
>companies that manufactured the technology, not the farmers.
>
>There are over 250 certified organic farmers in Minnesota whose
>livelihood depends on preserving the integrity of their crops. There
>are documented cases of genetic drift - where pollen from GE corn has
>traveled up to 5 miles away and polluted an organic corn crop. This
>is not acceptable!! Just like the FDA was remiss in allowing DDT to
>be used for so many years because they didn't do adequate testing to
>insure it wasn't harmful to the environment, GE/GMO's have also not
>had adequate testing done.
>
>Organic consumers, please contact your MN legislators immediately and
>ask them to support these bills and hold hearings on these important
>issues. For more information on these please check our website at
> http://www.purefood.org.
>
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>The Associated Press
>
>March 9, 2000
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>Legislators Seek Halt of Genetically Altered Crops
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>ALBANY, N.Y. -- Saying there is little knowledge about the long-term
>health effects of genetically engineered food, organic farmers and
>environmentalists, according to this story, asked Wednesday for a
>moratorium on planting biotech crops in New York State. Audrey Thier,
>project director at Environmental Advocates, an Albany-based lobbying
>group, was quoted as saying, "We need to call a time out -- time to
>put the public interest first, where it belongs, and check our
>headlong rush into a brave new world that we do not yet understand."
>The story notes there are at least 35 varieties of genetically
>engineered foods registered federally with the Food and Drug
>Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
>Department of Agriculture. The legislation would put a five-year
>moratorium on planting or growing genetically modified crops in New
>York State. It was introduced Tuesday in the Assembly by Democrat
>John McEneny of Albany and is scheduled to be introduced in the
>Senate by Republican Kenneth LaValle of Long Island, advocates were
>cited as saying.
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>Have FDA Test U.S. Bio-Foods for Safety, Bill Asks
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>WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - All foods made with genetically
>engineered crops would be subject to a safety review by the Food and
>Drug Administration, under a U.S. House bill announced on Thursday.
>The bill would also levy a "user fee" on firms asking approval for
>the foods to pay for the tests. Foods likely to cause allergic
>reactions would be banned from sale. Lead sponsor Dennis Kucinich,
>Ohio Democrat, said the bill was a companion to legislation to
>require labels on food packages to alert consumers of bioengineered
>ingredients. Although manufacturers and regulators say genetically
>engineered foods are safe, opponents say there has not been enough
>arms-length study of long-term effects and any unintended problems
>with the foods.
>
>"I think it's safe to say in a year's time or less we will have a
>bill (passed) to address these concerns," Kucinich said at a news
>conference. "Consumer awareness keeps growing. The outer marker (for
>passage) is the next election cycle." Kucinich had five co-sponsors
>for the testing bill as well as the support of two consumer groups,
>Consumers Union and the Center for Science in the Public Interest,
>and the Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods.
>
>Major points of the bill were:
>
>-- All genetically engineered foods on the market undergo tests
>within two years. New foods would be tested before sale. Kucinich
>estimated tests could take less than a year.
>
>-- FDA to examine foods for allergenicity, unintended effects,
>toxicity, functional characteristics and nutrient levels. Foods
>likely to be "commonly or severely allergenic" would be barred from
>sale.
>
>-- Environmental impact studies could be invoked on genetically
>engineered foods.
>
>-- Use of antibiotic resistance markers in developing biofoods would
>be phased out by June 2004 unless the markers are removed prior to
>commercialization.
>
>-- User fees could be collected to pay for FDA regulatory work
>including testing, long-term research and independent testing.
>
>Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited.
>
>Editor's Note: For more details, search the Library of Congress
>website for bill number H.R.3883:
> http://thomas.loc.gov/
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>Excerpts from Revised USDA Organic Proposal
>
>WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The following are excerpts from the
>U.S. Agriculture Department's revised proposal for national
>guidelines to govern the U.S. organic industry. The proposal, which
>was released on Tuesday, will be subject to a 90-day public comment
>period. The full proposal can be found on the USDA's web site,
> http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
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Gente,
Cuidado com as comidas importadas!!!
>South China Morning Post
>
>March 16, 2000
>
>One in Five Products in Consumer Council Survey Contain Genetically
>Altered Crops - High Level of Modified Food on Sale
>
>By Alex Lo
>
>A call for speedier labelling of genetically modified food was made
>by the Consumer Council yesterday. The appeal came as the council
>released a survey that found one in five supermarket products studied
>contained genetically modified ingredients. In a survey of 105 food
>products likely to use the most commonly modified crops such as soya
>beans, corn and tomatoes, 21 were found to have genetically modified
>contents. The nine products with the most genetically altered
>ingredients had from three to 50 per cent, including three baby
>formulas. Abbott Laboratory's Isomil Soy Protein Infant Formula had
>the top reading, 50 per cent, followed by Campbell's Golden Corn soup
>and Nissin Demae Ramen Instant Noodle, at 30 per cent each.
>
>The percentage refers to the proportion of - for example - modified
>soya bean to total soya content in any given food product.
>
>Copyright 2000 South China Morning Post Ltd.
>
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>Mothers for Natural Law
>http://www.safe-food.org
Luiz Meira
medicina de família
http://luizmeira.cjb.net
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