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Thanks, Misty.

Perhaps our species is not meant to survive---if it allows this kind of thing to happen with the blessing of our elected officials.

Namaste`

Walt

I got this off of Dr. Mercola's website... I did not know this...
Did anyone else?
Misty
http://www.searching-alternatives.com

Genetically Modified Foods, Inc.

Many are not aware that genetically modified food is funded by drug
companies like Pharmacia and large, well-known corporations such as
tobacco giant Phillip Morris, which owns Kraft Foods. Concern over
the use of these altered foods has grown among many well-respected
scientists, as the effects of such foods are virtually unknown.

Further troubling is the fact that Kraft Foods is not telling you
that genetically modified foods have made their way into many of the
company's products -- Post cereals, Boca burgers, Lunchables and
hundreds of others -- and may be putting your family's health and
the environment at risk. Little testing has been done to gauge what
consequences these altered foods will have on our world. You can
view an entertaining animation that illustrates the controversy
behind Kraft's use of genetically modified foods and offers an easy
way for you to speak out against this experimental practice.

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DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

As I said last year:

There is no telling what the consequences of using these genetically
modified foods will be. Already, investigators have found that rats
fed genetically modified potatoes had an increased thickening in the
lining of their stomach and intestine and a weakening of their
immune system. Further, some scientists want to put vaccines into
plants without any real knowledge of what effects this unnatural
addition will have on human health, or the health of our planet.

This is SHEER LUNACY.

What these scientists have failed to fully appreciate is that once
these genetically modified plants are growing it is physically
impossible to prevent them from pollinating other plants, thereby
contaminating them with these new proteins, of which we do not know
the long-term consequences.

The absurdity of the entire process is mind-boggling. These
scientists are willing to sacrifice the country's food supply by
adding vaccines, which do not even work, to plants.

If this continues, our grandchildren may not have access to any non-
genetically modified food, and the health of our society may
continue to rapidly decline.

One of the keys to health is good food. Although most of us don't
choose to do so, we can still purchase real, unaltered food in this
country. Sadly, the future does not appear to provide this option.

Genetically modified foods did not exist prior to 1995. Ninety
percent of the money Americans spend on food is spent on processed
foods, and seventy percent of processed foods have genetically
modified foods in them.

There have been NO STUDIES done with humans to show what happens
when genetically modified foods are consumed. The FDA has ASSUMED
that these modified foods are equivalent to the original foods and
does not require any studies to have them approved, despite the fact
that this technology has never before existed in the history of the
world.

This is especially troubling in light of the United State's federal
track record on genetically engineered safety, which is terrible.

For example, last year genetically modified Starlink corn was
approved for animal consumption, but NOT human consumption because
of a concern that it could cause allergies in humans. However,
Starlink corn would up directly in the human food supply, despite
FDA precautions.

There are EIGHT different agencies in the United States regulating
biotechnology under 12 different sets of laws. NONE of the laws had
biotechnology in mind when they were passed, as they are 40 to 50
years old.

This lack of regulation and total irresponsibility in using
genetically modified foods is a disaster waiting to happen.

http://www.mercola.com/2003/jan/1/gm_foods.htm

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