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[Betty Mayfield <bmayfield@opusnet.com>]

The English Daily Mail article points out that no one has said how the GM
tomato tastes or if its vitamin content is lessened.

It also says, "Genetically modified
food is not banned in Britain, provided it is clearly labelled and
undergoes rigorous tests. But supermarkets so far refuse to stock it
because of public concern over safety."

A few years ago an initiative was placed on the Oregon ballot saying that
genetically modified food would have to have a line on the label
informing consumers. 

An early poll show about 70 percent of voters in favor of the measure.
But then the big food distributors started pouring in money against it -
the most money in that election, as I recall - and it was voted down. The
distributors said they would go broke if they had to provide this
information.

But I can pick up a can of Coke and read if it has caffeine or not. And I
can pick up a can of soup and read how much sodium it has. No one has
gone broke providing information on Coke, soup, or thousands of other
edible items. 

So this information is hidden from U.S. customers, while in Britain the
GM food must be clearly labeled. 

Betty Mayfield
Northwest Oregon


At 07:09 AM 2/3/2010, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA) wrote:

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The end of the squashy tomato?  Genetic breakthrough could let fruit last a ...
Daily Mail
The breakthrough could apply to other fruit - including bananas - after the chemicals that make it go soft were identified. ...     See all stories on this topic
 
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