News Update From The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods

Editors note: We know this is a site about dogs but oddly, dog owners will often learn about their own health through what affects their dogs. There has been a bit of publicity lately about genetically engineered corn that has been made poisonous to the insects that feed on it. A biochemist stated that if it could kill the insects that eat it, it has yet to be determined what effect it would have on humans or the genetics of humans. It has been removed (supposedly) from products for human consumption but it is still permissible for it to be fed to the cattle and swine that we eat. And! It goes in the food you feed your dogs. Although the slaughter animals do not live long enough to have their health or life threatened by such genetic experimentations, and unfortunately, dogs are rather short-lived also, do we want to use dog food that contains corn? I think not. Refer to other articles in the Resource Library on Natural feeding, commercial food, labeling, and of course, the popular BARF diet.

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For the past year, Greenpeace USA has been putting pressure on Kellogg Co. in an attempt to get the company to remove genetically engineered ingredients from its entire product line. In Europe, Kellogg's products are free of genetically engineered ingredients.

In a press conference held on Thursday, Greenpeace genetic engineering specialist Charles Margulis told reporters that tests commissioned by the group on three of Kellogg's Morningstar Farms products revealed a gene-altered soy ingredient and genetically modified corn.

It turns out that StarLink corn, unapproved for human consumption, was found in Kellogg's Morningstar Farms brand meatless corn dogs. The genetically engineered soy was found in the corn dogs and two other products. While it is not illegal to use genetically engineered soy, Kellogg had previously said that they were using non-genetically engineered soy in their Morningstar Farms, Worthington, Natural Touch and Loma Linda products since April 1, 2000.

Hopefully this negative publicity will cause Kellogg's management to think further about removing genetically engineered ingredients from their entire products line.

Craig Winters
Executive Director
The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods

The Campaign
PO Box 55699
Seattle, WA 98155
Tel: 425-771-4049
Fax: 603-825-5841
E-mail: mailto:label@thecampaign.org
Web Site: http://www.thecampaign.org 

Mission Statement: "To create a national grassroots consumer campaign for the purpose of lobbying Congress and the President to pass legislation that will require the labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States."

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