OT: Future GMO Pigs and Salmons

[Guest guest]

I got this in my emailbox and thought of sharingit with you. In the Texas

magazine, All Natural, Dr. Lane Sebering, MD wrote that the virus/bacteria in

gmo foods can alter our DNA.

 

 

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From: , Food & Water Watch <fwwatch@...>

Subject: Science fiction

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Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4:21 PM

See Your Alert Online

Genetically Engineered Pigs and Salmon are Racing to Your Plate!

Stop Them in Their Tracks!

July 29, 2010

Dear melly,

Genetically Engineered Pigs and Salmon are Racing to Your Plate!

Stop genetically engineered animals from being introduced in the U.S.

en-Swine and en-Fish do exist, and they are in a race to see which

will be on your plate first. The Food & Drug Administration is considering

whether or not they will allow genetically engineered pigs and salmon to reach

your plate. There are so many things that are wrong with this scenario that I

don't know where to begin, but the worst is that they won't have to be

labeled.  We need to stop these genetically engineered animals in their tracks.

Can you demand that the FDA keep GE Animals out of the U.S. food system?

Enviropigâ„¢ is a genetically engineered pig that was created in Canada. The

creator's idea is to make a pig perfect for factory farm environments, which

will produce less polluting waste. While this is an important consideration,

there are other solutions to factory farm problems, such as more diversified and

local agriculture. Additionally, no testing has been done on the human health

effects associated with eating this genetically engineered pork.

On the genetically engineered salmon front, the aquaculture industry is trying

to make a fish that grows at twice the normal rate, so they can get it to market

sooner and make more money. This poses many environmental and human health

threats. What will happen if these living genetically engineered animals escape

and breed with non-GE animals?  And most importantly, what happens to us if we

eat genetically engineered animals? The answer is, we simply don't know- and

it's not worth the risk to allow either of these animals to reach our plates.

The FDA doesn't require any special testing or approval for genetically

engineered animals. They also don't have to consider any environmental impacts.

It's up to us to demand that the FDA reject GE Animals. Consumers don't want

en-Fish and en-Swine on their plates.

Take action to stop GE Animals from being introduced in the U.S.

http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4498

Thanks for taking action,

Outreach Director

Food & Water Watch

fish(at)fwwatch(dot)org

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