-Caveat Lector- New Zealand Government to Set up New Agency Xinhua 14-APR-99 WELLINGTON (April 14) XINHUA - If the labeling of genetically modified food becomes law in New Zealand the Government is likely to set up a new agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to enforce it. According to the Evening Post, the agency may be called the Food Assurance Authority and it will become, from July 1, the sole agency to focus on food safety. New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley has said consumers have a right to know what is in the food they are eating. She says the challenge is to find a workable system that gives consumers faith in the food they eat without adding to its price. The Wellington-based newspaper reported Wednesday, the proposed agency will integrate food administration and regulations, protect public health and help ease the access of food products to markets. Andrew McKenzie, chief of MAF's regulatory authority, was quoted as saying that the Food Assurance Authority, in implementing Government policy on genetically modified food, will work closely with the Australia-New Zealand Food Authority and the Environmental Risk Management Authority of New Zealand. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not 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
