The Campaign for labelling transgenics

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There is a letter you can send to your representatives in the US to

support HR 2916, the " Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know

Act. "

 

http://www.thecampaign.org/

 

You can also sign up for their newsletter at the site. I noticed a

number of organics companies are sponsoring this campaign - old

standbys like Lundberg rice and Eden Foods. Good for them.

 

The newspapers and tv in my location have not even mentioned this

House Bill -- has it gotten any mention where you live???

 

This comes from the site:

A brief word about terminology

 

Analysts use many different phrases to describe genetically

engineered foods. The biotech industry rarely uses the

phrase " genetically engineered foods, " sticking with the more bland

(and less controversial) phrase " biotech foods. "

 

In Europe, genetically engineered foods are more commonly referred

to as genetically modified foods, genetically altered foods or GMOs

(short for genetically modified organisms). But scientists generally

agree that " genetically engineered " more accurately represents the

process than " genetically modified. "

 

Supporters of biotech foods often try to argue that we have been

genetically modifying our foods for centuries, through a process

known as hybridization, or interbreeding. But that process is far

different than the recombinant DNA splicing used in modern

agricultural biotechnology.

 

It is interesting to note that the new eleventh edition of the

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary added the word " Frankenfood "

as another term to describe genetically engineered food.