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Health Hazards

* No Long-Term Safety Testing—Genetic engineering uses material from organisms that have never been part of the human food supply to change the fundamental nature of the food we eat. Without long-term testing no one knows if these foods are safe.

* Toxins—Genetic engineering can cause unexpected mutations in an organism, which can create new and higher levels of toxins in foods. (Inose 1995, Mayeno 1994)

* Allergic Reactions—Genetic engineering can also produce unforeseen and unknown allergens in foods. (Nordlee 1996)

* Decreased Nutritional Value—Transgenic foods may mislead consumers with counterfeit freshness. A luscious-looking, bright red genetically engineered tomato could be several weeks old and of little nutritional worth.

* Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria—Genetic engineers use antibiotic-resistance genes to mark genetically engineered cells. This means that genetically engineered crops contain genes which confer resistance to antibiotics. These genes may be picked up by bacteria which may infect us. (New Scientist 1999)

* Problems Cannot Be Traced—Without labels, our public health agencies are powerless to trace problems of any kind back to their source. The potential for tragedy is staggering.

* Side Effects can Kill—37 people died, 1500 were partially paralyzed, and 5000 more were temporarily disabled by a syndrome that was finally linked to tryptophan made by genetically-engineered bacteria. (Mayeno 1994)

Environmental Hazards

* Increased use of Herbicides—Scientists estimate that plants genetically engineered to be herbicide-resistant will greatly increase the amount of herbicide use. (Benbrook 1999) Farmers, knowing that their crops can tolerate the herbicides, will use them more liberally.

* More Pesticides—GE crops often manufacture their own pesticides and may be classified as pesticides by the EPA. This strategy will put more pesticides into our food and fields than ever before.

* Ecology may be damaged—The influence of a genetically engineered organism on the food chain may damage the local ecology. The new organism may compete successfully with wild relatives, causing unforeseen changes in the environment. (Metz 1997)

* Gene Pollution Cannot Be Cleaned Up—Once genetically engineered organisms, bacteria and viruses are released into the environment it is impossible to contain or recall them. Unlike chemical or nuclear contamination, negative effects are irreversible.

DNA is actually not well understood. 97% of human DNA is called ³junk² because scientists do not know its function. The workings of a single cell are so complex, no one knows the whole of it. (San Diego Union-Tribune 2000) Yet the biotech companies have already planted millions of acres with genetically engineered crops, and they intend to engineer every crop in the world.

The concerns above arise from an appreciation of the fundamental role DNA plays in life, the gaps in our understanding of it, and the vast scale of application of the little we do know. Even the scientists in the Food and Drug administration have expressed concerns. (Alliance for Biointegrity) some have very slow connections...or CMEs are distressing the net.




In Northern California, in the town of Davis a now former Monsanto employee set up three biotechnology companies. The first company went out of business shortly after it's creator left. Some employees from the second firm, <b style="color:black;background-color:#a0ffff">Agraquest</b>, became seriously ill. The <b style="color:black;background-color:#a0ffff">Agraquest</b> company went out of its way to prevent the very ill people from receiving adequate medical care, provide for time lost from work and in general did everything possible to mislead the California Workers Compensation system.

Was it because they were luring high powered, well connected investors and could not chance any negative publicity?

Were the people that participated in what appears to be a genuine coverup also financially involved?

Read the material and decide for yourself. Everyone, including the sleepy little college town of Davis seems to
have forgotten about United Nations 2003 - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Follow the index down to learn more.

This is a new topic for most people, but it is one that people must begin to understand for their own safety.
Genetically altered biological products are not natural. Both types of products - chemical or biological - can make people very sick and both types of products can and do kill. Just because a product is natural does not make it safe!

SOME BASIC BACKGROUND ON THE TOPIC: The French documentary, named “The world according to Monsanto� which was directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals.
[link to www.nature.com]



We need to sue them to the end of the hellgate and let them travel in....hit them where they damage so many...remember the "substantially equivalent..." needs to be ROLLED BACK or no one will get anywhere