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-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave -Original Message- From: Debbie Ortman (by way of Debbie Ortman [EMAIL PROTECTED]) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 2:24 PM To: Recipient list suppressed Subject: CONSUMER WARNING/PHONING - ACTION ALERT - PLEASE POST! If you want a hard copy of this leaflet please send me your address. CONSUMER WARNING - The Frankenfoods Fifteen(see list at end) IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS IN YOUR SHOPPING CART, YOU BETTER ACT NOW! HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY ANY FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCTS IN YOUR GROCERY STORE ARE YOU EATING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS? * Lab tests and industry disclosures indicate that 60-75% of all non-organic supermarket foods now "test positive" for the presence of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. * Despite growing public concern over the safety of milk and dairy products from cows injected with recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), as well as human health and environmental concerns over genetically engineered corn, soy, canola, and cotton, the US government refuses to require safety-testing or labeling for genetically engineered foods. As a result Europe, Japan, and other nations are now refusing to buy many US food exports. * Mounting scientific evidence suggests that genetically engineered foods may present serious hazards for human health and the environment. The British Medical Association has called for a global ban on GE foods, while the New England Journal of Medicine has warned that "the allergenic potential of these newly intoduced microbial proteins is uncertain, unpredictable, and untestable." Scientists warn that GE foods may set off allergies, increase cancer risks, produce antibiotic-resistant pathogens, damage food quality, and produce dangerous toxins. * Environmental hazards of genetically engineered crops recently discussed in scientific journals and the media include: increased use of toxic pesticides, damage to soil fertility, genetic pollution of adjoining farmlands, harm to Monarch butterflies and beneficial insects such as ladybugs, and the creation of "superpests, "superweeds," and virulent new plant viruses. * Consumer polls over the past decade have shown that 80-95% of Americans want genetically engineered foods to be labeled--mainly so that we can avoid buying them. Fifty members of Congress recently sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration demanding labeling. In addition, a federal lawsuit has been filed by a broad coalition of scientists, environmental groups, religious leaders, organic farmers, and consumer organizations demanding that all genetically engineered foods be taken off the market until they have been properly safety-tested and labeled. * Turn over this leaflet to see what you can do today to protect yourself and your family from genetically engineered foods. WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY TO AVOID GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS Ask your grocery store manager for a written statement on their policy regarding genetically engineered foods. Request that they identify which food products are genetically engineered and which are not. Tell your grocer to offer a full-line selection of certified organic foods. Organic farmers and producers operate under strict certification rules and do not use any genetically engineered seeds or ingredients. Buy certified organic foods from your local co-op, health food store, farmers market or through a CSA - (Community Supported Agriculture) program. Join the Organic Consumers Association and volunteer to help organize opposition to genetically engineered foods in your local community. Keep informed on genetic engineering and food safety issues by visiting our web site at http://www.purefood.org Call the 15 companies listed below - The Frankenfoods Fifteen - and tell them you will not purchase their foods or beverages unless they can provide you with written assurance that their products do not contain genetically engineered ingredients. You can also make a difference by registering your consumer opinion with major U S. food manufacturers. Nestle and Unilever have already promised to take GE ingredients out of their babyfoods; Kellogg's, General Mills, Quaker, Nabisco, Kraft, McDonald's, Hershey's, Safeway, Healthy Choice, Frito-Lay and Heinz are a few of the companies whose products have tested positive for GE ingredients. Say "This is (your name) and I'm a (company name) customer. I'm calling to give you my opinion on Genetically Engineered ingredients in your products. I'd like you to discontinue using them as soon as possible, and until that time, please label any products that contain them." They might ask for your address in order to locate you for their statistics. It's very simple and easy to call 15 companies in less than an hour, and THESE COMPANIES ARE LISTENING - YOUR CALL
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-Caveat Lector- Of course! Remember, this was the era when Bufferin ads showed those little A's and B's racing through the sanitized guts of a neuter mannikin, and also when Disney and the AEC collaborated on *Our Friend, the Atom*--one of the most effective domestic propaganda pieces since Leni Riefenstahl's *Sieg des Willens*. Radiation was *good* for you! Why, it would even cure *acne*! snort -Original Message- From: piper [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 12:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CTRL] Fw: CONSUMER WARNING/PHONING - ACTION ALERT - - PLEASE POST! -Caveat Lector- this gives some information on Qua'c'ker Oats Subject: [CTRL] Fwd: "experiments" on civilians Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 15:02:14 EST From: Kris Millegan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:"experiments" on civilians Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:21:27 -0400 From:Dana Beal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: New Scientist (UK) Copyright: New Scientist, RBI Limited 1999 Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.newscientist.com/ Page: 49-51 Author: Charles Seife WITHOUT CONSENT A review of: Undue Risk: Secret State Experiments on Humans, by Jonathan Moreno, WH Freeman, UKP15, ISBN 0716731428 a quote from the post " Few more so than the so-called "science club" studies of the 1940s and 1950s, in which scientists fed radioactive cereal to unsuspecting youngsters at institutions for troubled adolescents. The experiments were co-sponsored by the US government's Atomic Energy Commission and the Quaker Oats company in the US, and carried out by scientists from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to Moreno, Quaker Oats wanted to trace where the iron and other nutrients in their cereals travelled to in the body, while the AEC wanted to learn more about how radiation was deposited. In 1997, Quaker Oats and MIT agreed to pay $1.85 million in compensation without admitting guilt. Moreno acknowledges that the radiation levels were too low to do any harm. But that's not the point, he says. The parents weren't told radiation was involved, or that the research offered no medical benefits. All they knew was their kids were joining a special club which would involve outings to watch baseballand a special cereal diet." end of quote DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
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-Caveat Lector- this gives some information on Qua'c'ker Oats Subject: [CTRL] Fwd: "experiments" on civilians Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 15:02:14 EST From: Kris Millegan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:"experiments" on civilians Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:21:27 -0400 From:Dana Beal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: New Scientist (UK) Copyright: New Scientist, RBI Limited 1999 Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.newscientist.com/ Page: 49-51 Author: Charles Seife WITHOUT CONSENT A review of: Undue Risk: Secret State Experiments on Humans, by Jonathan Moreno, WH Freeman, UKP15, ISBN 0716731428 a quote from the post " Few more so than the so-called "science club" studies of the 1940s and 1950s, in which scientists fed radioactive cereal to unsuspecting youngsters at institutions for troubled adolescents. The experiments were co-sponsored by the US government's Atomic Energy Commission and the Quaker Oats company in the US, and carried out by scientists from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to Moreno, Quaker Oats wanted to trace where the iron and other nutrients in their cereals travelled to in the body, while the AEC wanted to learn more about how radiation was deposited. In 1997, Quaker Oats and MIT agreed to pay $1.85 million in compensation without admitting guilt. Moreno acknowledges that the radiation levels were too low to do any harm. But that's not the point, he says. The parents weren't told radiation was involved, or that the research offered no medical benefits. All they knew was their kids were joining a special club which would involve outings to watch baseballand a special cereal diet." end of quote -- Any person can stand adversity, The true test is to give a person power. If you treat a relationship as if you are the only one in it, eventually you will be. Atrocities happen when the people about you - start considering you surplus. "I tolerate with the utmost latitude the right of others to differ from me in opinion" Thomas Jefferson My Grandfather told me there are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to be in the first group - there is less competition there. - Indira Gandhi http://freeweb.digiweb.com/science_fiction/ThePiedPiper/~index.htm ICQ 14484977 NEW - my sites are having a problem staying up right now. So, here they are mirrored. http://freeweb.digiweb.com/science_fiction/ThePiedPiper/site_map.htm http://ThePiedPiper.tripod.com/site_map.htm http://ThePiedPiper.tripod.com/index.html http://members.xoom.com/ThePiedPiper/index.htm DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FW: CONSUMER WARNING/PHONING - ACTION ALERT - PLEASE POST!
-Caveat Lector- forwarded... Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/dave -Original Message- From: Debbie Ortman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 10:37 AM To: Recipient list suppressed Subject: CONSUMER WARNING/PHONING - ACTION ALERT - PLEASE POST! CONSUMER WARNING - The Frankenfoods Fifteen(see list at end) IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS IN YOUR SHOPPING CART, YOU BETTER ACT NOW! HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY ANY FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCTS IN YOUR GROCERY STORE ARE YOU EATING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS? * Lab tests and industry disclosures indicate that 60-75% of all non-organic supermarket foods now "test positive" for the presence of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. * Despite growing public concern over the safety of milk and dairy products from cows injected with recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), as well as human health and environmental concerns over genetically engineered corn, soy, canola, and cotton, the US government refuses to require safety-testing or labeling for genetically engineered foods. As a result Europe, Japan, and other nations are now refusing to buy many US food exports. * Mounting scientific evidence suggests that genetically engineered foods may present serious hazards for human health and the environment. The British Medical Association has called for a global ban on GE foods, while the New England Journal of Medicine has warned that "the allergenic potential of these newly intoduced microbial proteins is uncertain, unpredictable, and untestable." Scientists warn that GE foods may set off allergies, increase cancer risks, produce antibiotic-resistant pathogens, damage food quality, and produce dangerous toxins. * Environmental hazards of genetically engineered crops recently discussed in scientific journals and the media include: increased use of toxic pesticides, damage to soil fertility, genetic pollution of adjoining farmlands, harm to Monarch butterflies and beneficial insects such as ladybugs, and the creation of "superpests, "superweeds," and virulent new plant viruses. * Consumer polls over the past decade have shown that 80-95% of Americans want genetically engineered foods to be labeled--mainly so that we can avoid buying them. Fifty members of Congress recently sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration demanding labeling. In addition, a federal lawsuit has been filed by a broad coalition of scientists, environmental groups, religious leaders, organic farmers, and consumer organizations demanding that all genetically engineered foods be taken off the market until they have been properly safety-tested and labeled. * Turn over this leaflet to see what you can do today to protect yourself and your family from genetically engineered foods. WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY TO AVOID GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS Ask your grocery store manager for a written statement on their policy regarding genetically engineered foods. Request that they identify which food products are genetically engineered and which are not. Tell your grocer to offer a full-line selection of certified organic foods. Organic farmers and producers operate under strict certification rules and do not use any genetically engineered seeds or ingredients. Buy certified organic foods from your local co-op, health food store, farmers market or through a CSA - (Community Supported Agriculture) program. Join the Organic Consumers Association and volunteer to help organize opposition to genetically engineered foods in your local community. Keep informed on genetic engineering and food safety issues by visiting our web site at http://www.purefood.org Call the 15 companies listed below - The Frankenfoods Fifteen - and tell them you will not purchase their foods or beverages unless they can provide you with written assurance that their products do not contain genetically engineered ingredients. Safeway 800-723-3929 Frito-Lay 800-352-4477 Kellogg's 800-962-1413 Nestle 800 452-1971 Heinz Foods 888-472-8437 Healthy Choice 800-323-9980 Kraft 800-543-5335 Hershey's 800-468-1714 Coca-Cola 800-438-2653 Nabisco 800-862-2638 Quaker Oats 800-367-6287 Starbucks 800-782-7282 McDonald's 630-623-3000 General Mills 800-328-1144 Procter and Gamble 800-595-1407 To Get Involved in your local area, write or call: Organic Consumers Association/BioDemocracy Campaign 6114 Hwy 61 Little Marais, Minnesota 55614 Tel. 218-726-1443 Fax 218-726-1446 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site www.purefood.org To download this in a leaflet format/hard copy go to our website at www.purefood.org, DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major
