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The San Francisco Chronicle
JUNE 25, 2003, WEDNESDAY, FINAL EDITION SECTION: EDITORIAL; Pg. A26; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LENGTH: 1231 words HEADLINE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BODY: ALTERED FOOD WAR Editor -- Regarding "Genetically altered food at the heart of controversy" (June 23): Thank you for your front-page coverage of a true war of "terror" being waged by the biotech industry on an unknowing population. I think we should all take heed when Alice Waters takes up arms to protest against food. Lest we forget that the USDA is heavily lobbied as well as "seeded" with conservative appointments by the Bush administration. Genetically altered foods need to be extensively researched before being widely distributed both here and abroad. The lack of regulation of these foods by the USDA and the insistence of the biotech industry against labeling should be a warning: "consumer beware." NANCY WHALEN El Cerrito FAIR USE NOTICE: This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The International Forum on Globalization is making this article available in our efforts to advance the understanding of environmental, corporate accountability, human rights, labor rights, social justice issues, etc. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. |