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> If you're interested in the ongoing Genetically Engineered food question
the following may be of interest to you:
>
The following processed foods tested positive for being genetically
modified (September 1999). These tests were not "safety tests;" they
were only to establish the presence of unlabeled genetically modified
ingredients.
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* Frito-Lay Fritos Corn Chips * Bravos Tortilla Chips * Kellogg's
Corn Flakes
* General Mills Total Corn Flakes Cereal * Post Blueberry Morning
Cereal
* Heinz 2 Baby Food * Enfamil ProSobee Soy Formula * Similac Isomil
Soy Formula
* Nestle Carnation Alsoy Infant Formula * Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
* Nabisco Snackwell's Granola Bars * Ball Park Franks * Duncan Hines
Cake Mix
* Quick Loaf Bread Mix * Ultra Slim Fast * Quaker Yellow Corn Meal
* Light Life Gimme Lean * Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix * Alpo Dry Pet Food
* Gardenburger * Boca Burger Chef Max's Favorite * Morning Star Farms
Better'n Burgers * Green Giant Harvest Burgers (now called Morningstar
Farms)
* McDonald's McVeggie Burgers * Ovaltine Malt Powdered Beverage Mix
* Betty Crocker Bac-O's Bacon Flavor Bits * Old El Paso Taco Shells
* Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
Additionally, the following whole foods have been genetically engineered
and approved for commercial sales. No labeling or long term safety tests
were required. According to the New York Times, about one half of all
soybeans and a third of all corn planted in 1999 were genetically modified.
* Canola Oil (rapeseed oil) * Chicory, red hearted (Radicchio) * Corn
*Cotton * Papaya * Potato * Soybean * Squash * Tomato
(Source) Union of Concerned Scientists
What Can You Do?
1. Make a list of these GM foods and take it with you to the grocery store
when you go shopping. Make copies for other family members to use.
2. Buy certified organic foods whenever possible.
3. Support the movement demanding long-term independent safety testing
and labeling of genetically engineered foods.
4. Get informed about GM foods on the Internet. You will find hundreds of
GM food articles and documented information.
Here are a few places to begin:
Turning Point Project
http://www.turnpoint.org/geneng.html
Mothers for Natural Law
http://www.safe-food.org/
Natural Food commission
http://www.NaturalLaw.org.nz/genetics/default.htm
Genetically Engineered Food - A Serious Health Risk
http://www.netlink.de/gen/fagan.html
Search Engine Key word: GM+food
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