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Keep Maine Free From Genetically Engineered Crops   Join us in our food safety campaign Action Alert for February 25, 2004 A Center for Food Safety Call for Action Tell USDA that Contamination of our Food Supply is Unacceptable! The USDA is currently seeking public comments as it reevaluates its genetic engineering regulations. This review comes at a time when recent research highlights the risks and pervasiveness of contamination of conventional crops with genetically engineered (GE) traits. A National Academy of Sciences report found that containment of GE crops could not be guaranteed under the present system, and that the spread of genes from GE plants poses potential environmental harm. In addition, a report published just this week by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found widespread contamination of conventional seeds with GE contaminants. Instead of seeking to control the contamination of the food supply, USDA is considering tolerating the presence of transgenic DNA in conventional varieties of seed. This could result in the agency skipping any human health and environmental review of these GE varieties before they end up in the food supply. To make matters worse, some of the GE contaminants could come from plants engineered to produce pharmaceutical drugs and industrial chemicals, products never intended for the human food supply. Please Submit Your Comments! Tell the USDA that the contamination of conventional varieties with GE varieties is unacceptable! Tell them to include the following determinations in the Environmental Impact Statement: There should be no open-air plantings of “biopharm crops”, crops engineered to produce pharmaceutical drugs and industrial chemicals; “Biopharm crops” should not be engineered into food crops; There should be no exemptions for the occurrence of low levels of unapproved varieties in the food supply; and There must be regulations in place to ensure that all GE crops are appropriately monitored. The USDA allows interested parties to comment on this important issue, so please e-mail your comments today! Send comments to regulations@aphis.usda.gov, and include “Docket No. 03-031-2” in the subject line. The comment deadline is MARCH 23, 2004. You can also submit comments via postal mail (send an original and three copies) to: Docket No. 03-031-2 Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71 4700 River Road, Unit 118 Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 * * Sample comments * * Docket No. 03-031-2 Regulatory Analysis and Development PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71 4700 River Road, Unit 118 Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 RE: Docket No. 03-031-2 Dear Sir or Madam: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on USDA Docket No. 03-031-2 regarding the environmental impact statement you are in the process of developing for genetically engineered crops and organisms. New evidence shows that contamination of non-genetically engineered (GE) crops with DNA from genetically engineered organisms is becoming an increasingly serious problem in this country. The National Research Council recently presented the USDA with a report addressing the need for biological confinement of genetically engineered organisms. Additionally, the Union of Concerned Scientists, an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists, just released a report demonstrating the pervasiveness of contamination in US supplies of non-GE corn, soybean and canola seeds. It would be irresponsible for the USDA to ignore these recent findings and continue to allow outdoor plantings of genetically engineered crops, especially those engineered to produce pharmaceutical drugs and industrial chemicals. If open-air plantings of these “biopharm” crops are allowed, contamination of the food supply is inevitable. I am aware that the USDA is considering allowing unapproved varieties of genetically engineered organisms to enter the food supply by exempting from regulation the occurrence of low levels of these varieties. It would be negligent for the USDA to allow varieties unapproved for human consumption to enter the food supply. I am requesting that the following four determinations be included in the Environmental Impact Statement. There should be no open-air plantings of “biopharm crops”, crops engineered to produce pharmaceutical drugs and industrial chemicals. “Biopharm crops” should not be engineered into food crops. There should be no exemptions for the occurrence of low levels of unapproved varieties in the food supply. There must be regulations in place to ensure that all GE crops are appropriately monitored. Thank you for taking these concerns into consideration. Sincerely, * * * * * Center for Food Safety works to protect human health and the environment by curbing the proliferation of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. CFS engages in legal, scientific and grassroots initiatives to guide national and international policymaking on critical food safety issues. For more information, please visit www.centerforfoodsafety.org or call 1-800-600-6664. MAINE DAIRY SUED BY MONSANTO, CLAIMS IT DISPARAGES rBGH MONSANTO SUES and SUES and SUES and... If you think you’re not eating genetically engineered food, you’re wrong. If you think you can’t do anything about it, you’re wrong. In the fall of 2002 our Maine-wide coalition introduced a bill sponsored by Maine State House Representative Linda Rogers McKee (Wayne) and endorsed by MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association) calling for a moratorium on growing genetically engineered crops throughout the state until they have been proven to be safe for our health and the environment.  Co-op Voices Unite! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -- Margaret Mead rBGH Thank You! 24 February 2003 Our special thanks to Maine’s Attorney General G. Steven Rowe and Assistant Attorney General Mark Randlett for defending Maine’s Quality Trademark Seal Program for dairy products — and a special thanks to everyone who responded to our Dairy Action Alert. ~Co-op Voices Unite! Maine’s Response to Monsanto about rBGH milk. Read more... Co-op Voices Unite! is a volunteer committee of Blue Hill Food Co-op, Blue Hill, Maine, with the purpose of building an alliance between Maine co-ops and buying clubs in order to create a unified voice as a co-op affiliated lobby to initiate and monitor state policies and laws which involve food. Why? Take Action Co-op Voices Unite! Blue Hill Co-op Resources Home Legal Opinion - Monsanto & Oakhurst (NEW) MOFGA Testifies at GE Moratorium Maine Dairy Sued by Monsanto, Claims it Disparages rBGH Monsanto Sues & Sues & Sues &... Safe Seed Source Descriptions of Plant Breeding Maine’s “Quality Trademark Seal” for Dairy Products is Under Attack by Monsanto Maine Responds TESTIMONIES TO AG COMMITTEE MAINE CITIZENS SPEAK OUT: We Like to Know What We're Eating (NEW) Are GE Crops a Disaster Waiting to Happen? (NEW) Lies, Dirty Tricks and Doing Good in Augusta (NEW) Maine Wants GMO-Free Crops GE Food Labeling Now “Wonderfoods” - No Cure-All SCIENTISTS SPEAK OUT: “Transgenic Maize in Mexico” A Solution in Search of a Problem Organic Growers Warned About Invasive GE Corn FARMERS LIABILITY & TESTIMONY: Percy vs. Monsanto The Problem with GE Corn Who Sues & Who Gets Sued? “Corn Warning” Animal Intuition More Articles: Corporate Lies: Busting the Myths of Industrial Agriculture GE Salmon Tips on writing letters back to top Why? | Take Action | Co-op Voices Unite! Blue Hill Co-op | Resources | Home Co-op Voices Unite! | P.O. Box 1002, Blue Hill Maine 04614 | info@keepmainefree.org |
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