Genetic Modification Taints Corn in Mexico
Subject: Frankenfoods - Ear, There And Everywhere.................
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 09:36:18 -0400
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of
California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
Dear Mr. Helliker, I thought you might like to read the following:
To their surprise, Mexican authorities have discovered that some of the country's native corn varieties have been contaminated by genetically engineered DNA. The finding is particularly troubling because Mexico has not approved the commercial planting of genetically modified corn. Moreover, the contaminated seeds were found in an area considered to be the world's repository of corn diversity -- the kind of place scientists had hoped would help preserve genetic diversity in the age of Frankenfood. Greenpeace is now asking Mexico to ban the import of genetically modified corn.
straight to the source: New York Times, Carol Kaesuk Yoon, 02 Oct 2001 <http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/02/health/genetics/02CORN.html>
do good: Take action to keep genetically engineered corn out of Mexican tortillas <http://www.gristmagazine.com/grist/dogood/food.asp?source=daily#tortillas>
Well Mr. Helliker, Just more proof that yesterday's "solutions" become today's problems.
Respectfully, Stephen L. TvedtenIf you would like to be included in our mailing list for continuing information on pesticides, Email Us. with "subscribe" in the subject line.