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* Newspaper Food Columns
* Recalls & Warnings *
World News - Daily Points of View
* Food News & Nutrition Headlines
Franken-tacos? 
Kraft Tacos just
figuratively hit the fan this week. SafetyAlerts
announced the government recall of taco shells made with a
genetically-altered corn that is not approved for human use. This
corn has had a bacterium gene inserted that makes it toxic to an insect
pest. It's one of the rarer bio-engineered varieties of corn, and
the government is apparently concerned enough about its safety that it is
the only altered corn product not approved for human consumption. In
other words, it can only be used for animal feed.
In a previous article, Ladybird,
Ladybird, serious questions were raised about this type of food.
If some "frankenfoods" are toxic to insects, can they also be
toxic-- or at least unwholesome-- for human beings? Quite possibly.
And this isn't the only concern. Read the report on this corn product at
Third Age: Concern Surfaces Over Taco Recall.
Author Alex Jack wrote a book expressing concern about this type of food,
entitled, "Imagine a World Without
Monarch Butterflies.
Personally, if I had already eaten some, I
wouldn't have health concerns, but I'd be really upset that Kraft had let this
slip through. And I'm further concerned that the government still hasn't
required labeling of all genetically altered foods. As consumers, we have
the right to know what we are eating! Read the Third
Age report; you'll be astounded as to what percentage of grains and
legumes grown in the USA already are genetically altered. This is NOT the
case in Europe, Great Britain and a number of other countries, who are still
highly suspicious of possible health and environmental concerns.
Should we stop with this brave new
science? No. But more research is needed, and better labeling!
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