Union of Concerned Scientists : Food & Enviro Newsletter

nosmokes

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Wed Dec-21-05 01:55 PM
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Union of Concerned Scientists : Food & Enviro Newsletter

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Contents
1. "Pharma crops" bring few economic benefits to communities
2. Gene splicing process creates food with unexpected allergenicity
3. Bon Appetit will sell cage-free eggs
4. Public doesn't trust food from cloned animals
5. Antibiotics in your vegetables?
6. Organic pigs are healthier

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northzax

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Wed Dec-21-05 01:57 PM
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1. now, I'm a big supporter of UCS

but I think they're overreaching here. Remember, they are primarily physicists, that's how they started, not biologists or biochemists.

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Angry Girl

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Wed Dec-21-05 02:31 PM
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2. Overreaching?????

Edited on Wed Dec-21-05 02:33 PM by Angry Girl

First, they were founded in 1969, which is almost 40 years ago, plenty of time for them to come up with a few people who aren't "just" physicists.... And just to show you I'm not making this up, go look at the credentials of their board members and their experts.

http://www.ucsusa.org/ucs/about/board.html
http://www.ucsusa.org/news/experts/

And on what issues do you think they're overreaching? I'd really like to know. None of what they write about is in dispute except by the people who stand to lose money from the info coming to light, and even they are not stupid enough to dispute some of the stuff reported -- they just want it hidden and/or ridiculed.

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MountainLaurel

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Wed Dec-21-05 02:33 PM
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3. Thanks nosmokes!

This is reminded me that I need to get to the GMO books on my shelf once I'm past the history of Iraq.

ML, non-fiction addict

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nosmokes

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Wed Dec-21-05 03:47 PM
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4. you're welcome! my thanks to AG for the links re:

the bona fides of the union of concerned scientists. i've always considered them reliable.

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