Genetically Engineered Foods

[Guest guest]

Dear all,

Years ago, when I was pregnant with my first daughter, I was

offered a drug to prevent morning sickness. As I was being sick

approximatley once a minute, I was very tempted to take it. It was

approved by the FDA and hailed as a new " wonder drug " . Today, when I

look at my daughter, whole in limb, I am so thankful I did not take it.

That drug was Thalidomide,. It produced a generation of deformed

children,

Today, chemical giants are flooding the food market with genetically

engineered foods. The pollen from some of the soy foods kill Monarch

Butterlflies. Some Potaoes contain a toxic pesticide in their DNA which

kill the bugs that would devour them. Terminator Seeds are being

produced which produce a sterile crop so that the farmers cannnot save

their seeds and have to buy more seeds from the big chemical firms.

If the soy pollen kills butterflies, what will the soy crop do to

our children? If the toxic potaoes kill bugs, what will they do to the

friendly bacteria in our stomachs? If the terminator seeds cause wheat

to be sterile, what will they do to the wild wheats from which our

domestic plants were derived?

I consider this technology is not being monitored adequately by our

governments. We are the ones who will have to live with any mistakes.

Like thalidomide, it is up to US to determine if we want these risks in

our lives.

The Organic Consumers Association ( web pages:

<http://www.organicconsumers.org> and <http://www.purefood.org> or EMail

at< alliance ) is fighting a battle to preserve the purity of

our foods and our plants.

There are several meetings scheduled with the FDA in November and

December concerning Genetically Engineered Foods. They are open to the

public but require booking if you wish to attend. One is in Chicago on

November the 18th, one in Washington D.C. on November the 30th, and one

in Oakland, California on December 13th. If you are able to attend one

of these meetings, please contact

<http:www.thecampaign.org/fedreg102599.htm> or the OCA and PLEASE make

your views known. Attend these meetings! Please send this message on to

anyone who you may consider is concerned. Thank you for your help, Penny

Khaled