Fw: Thank you for signing the petition! One more thing you can do!

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Oct 19, 2008, 3:01:12 AM10/19/08
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I'm forwarding this in the hope that many of you join me in signing this
Consumer's Union petition. Defeating this proposed FDA action is something
that's very important, not only to us, but also to ALL future generations.

Stay Healthy, my friends,
Gman

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> While this may sound like a Halloween trick, it's not. The Food
> and Drug Administration is proposing that food from genetically
> modified animals be sold for human consumption, and it does not have
> be labeled as genetically engineered.
>
> I want to know what I'm buying in the grocery store, which is
> why I just signed an online petition to the FDA calling for labeling
> of all food from genetically engineered animals. Would you take a
> moment to sign the petition also?
>
> Genetically engineered milk and meat may soon become a reality. Goats
> have been engineered with spider genes to produce spider silk in their
> milk. And pigs carry mouse and bacterial DNA to improve the way they
> metabolize their feed. These animals are obviously different than
> their counterparts that have not had their genes altered. Not only
> should the milk and meat from these animals be studied to determine if
> they are safe, they should be labeled so we know exactly what we are
> buying.
>
> Please sign the petition and urge the FDA to reconsider this proposal.
> And then forward this email to friends and family so they can sign,
> too. The more Americans heard from, the better chance we have at
> requiring labeling of genetically engineered food.
>
> Just go to www.NotInMyFood.org to sign the petition. Thank you!
> http://www.NotInMyFood.org
>
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> http://www.consumersunion.org/aboutcu/privacy.htm
>
> About Consumers Union
> http://www.consumersunion.org/aboutcu/about.html

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