[eActivist] Digest Number 5

[Guest guest]

    " Heather Mansfield "

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Food Chain Fiasco?

 

Hello eActivists!

 

Thanks for opening this email.

 

* QUOTE OF THE WEEK * Lucretius *

 

" What is food to one man is bitter poison to others. "

 

From his six-book poem on Nature written in 50 B.C.E. entitled " On the

Nature of Things. "

 

* ACTION OF THE WEEK * Featured on the eActivist.org Homepage *

 

Tell the FDA Not to Approve the Current Application by A/F Protein, Inc.

to sell Genetically Engineered Salmon.

 

http://www.eActivist.org

 

A/F Protein, based in Massachusetts, has applied to the FDA for approval

to commercialize a species of GE salmon and sell it worldwide to the

aquaculture industry.

 

Currently, there are no specific regulations governing the release of GE

fish into the wild. Farm-raised fish regularly escape from aquaculture

facilities. In February 2001, it was announced that 100,000 farm-bred

fish escaped from a farm in Maine. Researchers at Purdue University in

Indiana estimate that 60 fertile genetically engineered fish introduced

into a natural population of 60,000 could decimate the stock in a span

of 40 fish generations.

 

Furthermore, there have been no published studies conducted that examine

the human health risks of eating engineered fish. People whose lives and

livelihoods may be affected have no say in the approval decision as it

is being handled by the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the FDA.

 

An action created by Greenpeace International.

 

* WEB SITE OF THE WEEK * Organic Consumers Association *

 

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) promotes food safety, organic

farming and sustainable agricultural practices in the U.S. and

internationally.

 

They provide consumers with factual information they can use to make

informed food choices. Genetic engineering, irradiation, toxic sludge

fertilizer, mad cow disease, rBGH are some of the issues they address.

Their campaign strategies include public education, activist networking,

boycotts and protests, grassroots lobbying, media and public relations,

and litigation.

 

Featured on the eActivist.org Homepage.

 

* Article of the Week *

 

By Tim McDonald, NewsFactor Network, 3/20/01

 

" ACLU Seeks To Overturn Internet Filter Law "

 

http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/?id=8310

* ETC *

 

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