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Re: Herbicides are good for you

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For a good discussion of genetically modified foodstuffs from both sides of
the fence, check out
http://www.oneworld.org/panos/briefing/brief30.htm

I maintain, as off-topic as this may be, that the problem isn't the GM
products - it's the legislators who raised the limits of herbicide content.
The soya was not engineered to include herbicide, it was engineered to be
resistant to it.   If we said, "NO HERBICIDES IN OUR FOOD!" then they'd be
genetically modifying cotton to taste yucky to the boll weevil instead.  So
yes, I agree that there's an outrage occurring here, but I disagree that the
plant is the outrage.

Follow the money, which you'll find in the pockets of legislators.

Tom


----- Original Message -----
From: Kristina Eide <eidekris@hotmail.com>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: Herbicides are good for you


> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
> eye of toad and wing of bat into tomatoes--good one Brian!
>
> What you told us is really scary.  Especially considering that soy is the
> base for so many things, including baby formula--sounds like we're
providing
> for the mass poisoning of the human race.  I guess I'm getting a bit off
> topic here, though, sorry.
>
> Kristina
>
>
>
>
> >From: Brian.Scott@expro.shell.co.uk
> >Reply-To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
> >CC: sqft@listbot.com
> >Subject: Re: Herbicides are good for you
> >Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:27:17 +0100
> >
> >Genetically modifying eye of toad and wing of bat into tomatoes is
> >rather different from crossing strains of tomato to produce fat ones.
> >And such messing around with nature has only been possible in recent
> >times.
> >
> >I have difficulty understanding allowing for the regular drenching of
> >crops with herbicides which will now be allowed in greater volumes into
the
> >food chain is good for anyone - industrialised nations, the
> >developing world, or anyone else.
> >
> >regards
> >
> >Brian
> >
> >
> > > Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> > >
> > > Oh jeesh, I know I shouldn't get started...
> > >
> > > Humans have been genetically modifying their agristuff for centuries.
> >Their
> > > um... "animal companions" too.
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Brian.Scott@expro.shell.co.uk>
> > > To: <sqft@listbot.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 8:48 AM
> > > Subject: Herbicides are good for you
> > >
> >
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