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>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 08:47:10 -0400 (EDT)
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>Subject: Help!
>
>Kathleen,
>I have been trying to post to Lactnet for two days and for some unknown
>reason none of my messages are being received. Can you post the following for
>me? I thought readers would be interested
>
>Thanks
>
>Marsha Walker
>
>In the Spring 1997 issue of  "Abreast of Our Times", the newsletter from the
>National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy, appeared the report on
>transgenic ingredients in formula. The New York Times, May 21, 1997
>commissioned Genetic ID to test several products made from corn and soy for
>genetically engineered ingredients. They found Carnation Alsoy, Similac
>Neocare, Isomil, and Prosobee all contained transgenic components.
>
>This is of great concern because of the possibility of introducing novel
>toxins, allergies, and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Monsanto's Roundup
>Ready Soybeans are engineered to resist Monsanto's herbicide, Roundup
>(glyphosate). These soybeans contain gene sequences from a cauliflower mosaic
>virus,a petunia, and a bacterium. To determine whether new genes have been
>successfully incoporated into an organism, scientists link the desired gene
>to a "marker" gene whose outward expression is obvious. The most commonly
>used marker gene confers resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin. Organisms
>which successfully undergo genetic engineering survive otherwise lethal doses
>of this antibiotic. Many species of microorganisms are naturally adapted to
>pick up on new genetic material that can result in the very rapid spread of
>engineered traits, including antibiotic resistance.
>
>The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) does not require labeling of
>genetically engineered foods. There is no way for parents to know if they are
>buying formula with transgenic ingredients.
>
>Scary stuff huh?
>
>
Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet,TLC, Indep. Consultant
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