Re: Harvest of Fear

Pat,

I, for one, do not want to eat this stuff!  Having developed food allergies all
of the sudden, half way through my life, and also watching loved ones die of
cancer in the last few years I have become so very conscious of everything  I
eat.  I can only hope that organic products continue to become more economical as
the demand will certainly rise as more people learn about what is happening to
our food sources.

I believe that the re-broadcast will depend on your local PBS station.  Ours
seems to repeat programs of interest within a few days.  (Detroit)

pdanielak@bluecrab.org wrote:

> Hi,
> Did any of our USA members happen to catch the PBS/Frontline/Nova special
> on tv Tuesday night: Harvest of Fear.
> Unfortunately, I only caught the last forty minutes or so of this two-hour
> program on bio-technology, and although they are offering it on tape for
> sale, I'm hoping that the program will air again so that I can watch it on
> television.
> The portion of the program that I saw dealt with issues like "vaccinated"
> papaya, corn with Bt already in it, salmon that is genetically modified to
> grow four times faster than normal, and "yellow rice" that is being
> advertised as the answer to blindness in children in developing countries.
> The program seemed pretty balanced, showing both sides of the debate, but
> all of it seems pretty risky. They discuss the problem of resistance to Bt
> and the possible consequences of genetically modified salmon getting into
> the wild, as well as the issue of labeling foods. Of course, Monsanto was
> featured in the program.
> There is a website on this program:
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
> where you can read the highlights of the program. There is also a video
> clip on AQUA Bounty Farms on Prince Edward Island who are seeking
> permission to keep their modified salmon in outdoor pens. Couldn't find
> anything at the website on the Bt corn, but there are a number of links
> that I haven't had the time to check out yet. The links, by the way, are
> categorized as general info, pro bio-tech, or anti-biotech. Eventually
> there is supposed to be a transcript of the program available at the website.
> If anyone hears of a rebroadcast of this program, I'd appreciate a post.
> Pat

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