> On Mon, 2 May 1994, Sal Schettino wrote:
>
> > The FDA does such a good job of making sure every thing is labeled. I hope
> > they will label all this new Genetically Engineered stuff. I think we
> > have a right to know if our milk is from injected cows or our tomatos or
> > corn is Genetically altered. I think if someone fools with the DNA of
> Sal,>
> naturally infected with this same virus coat protein gene, so the
> genetically transformed plants are in fact not any different from plants
> that have been naturally infected.
>
> Geoff Zehnder
> Extension Vegetable Entomologist
> Auburn University
> The people that alter food always say you cannot tell our genetically
engineered whatever from the real thing. I don't believe that. you may
think its ok thats ok with me. I don't want to eat food that someone has
injected something some where along the line that alters the foods
natural DNA for a lot of reasons and I would just like to be able to tell
which is alter and which is not. How can you tell the difference if they
do not label it. I have heard so many reasons not to eat that kind of
food that why should I take a chance. I'm not trying to stop it I
just don't want to take part in the experment. Mixing animals genes with
plants,
mixing virus genes with plants, genetically altering the DNA. Who knows
what all they are doing. There is nothing wrong with having a label saying
this corn has
had its genes altered and a virus has been injected right in the plants
DNA or this Milk comes from cows injected with genetically engineered
growth hormone . Some don't think the DNA made up in the lab is the
same as the real DNA before altered so do not slip it in on us. I think
every farmer knows if he is
planting or injecting genetically engineered stuff so why can't we know.
If he is selling genetically engineered stuff label it. They make the
people that grow natural food organic go through more than those that
genetically alter foods DNA. Seems wrong to me. My biggest concern is
that fact that the FDA may not require any labeling of genetically
engineered products even despite overwhelming public support for full
disclosure. The reason I'm leaving messages here is because I think this
has lots to do with sustainable agriculture. I'm not interested in
sustainable chemical companys but sustainable agriculture and sustainable
mankind. I have been on earth over 50 years and corn has always been corn
till now. You guy are moving to fast for me. Now we don't just have to
worry about what been sprayed on
our food but also what are they doing to the inside of the foods.
Something you cannot wash off because in built right in.