Comments on: Plastic Plants http://etcblog.org/2008/10/08/plastic-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastic-plants (et cet er a) and other things; such as human rights, biodiversity, biopiracy, converging technologies, global governance and corporate concentration. An experimental growing plot for news, views and new ideas. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: persephone http://etcblog.org/2008/10/08/plastic-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-37736 persephone Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:10:29 +0000 http://etcblog.org/?p=132#comment-37736 Shortly after the original deadline for this commenting period--about a week, Monsanto admitted that an unapproved line of gmo cotton was mistakenly used in livestock feed. http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0335515520081204?rpc=44 The good news is that due to a large volume of comments, the commenting period on this docket, APHIS 2008-0023, has been extended until March 17, 2009. Anyone from any country can comment, so please consider yourselves invited. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2009/01/biotecreg.shtml Here is the link directly to the docket for anyone interested: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0023 Shortly after the original deadline for this commenting period–about a week, Monsanto admitted that an unapproved line of gmo cotton was mistakenly used in livestock feed.

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0335515520081204?rpc=44

The good news is that due to a large volume of comments, the commenting period on this docket, APHIS 2008-0023, has been extended until March 17, 2009. Anyone from any country can comment, so please consider yourselves invited.

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2009/01/biotecreg.shtml

Here is the link directly to the docket for anyone interested:

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0023

]]> By: persephone http://etcblog.org/2008/10/08/plastic-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-37707 persephone Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:52:16 +0000 http://etcblog.org/?p=132#comment-37707 "Genetic modification may lead to plastic produced directly in the plant. If such ‘plastic crops’ were to contaminate the food supply, this would raise serious environmental and health problems" That above directly from your article would be even more likely if this USDA proposal to loosen the regulation of industrial and pharma crops is enacted into law. These products would be pharmed in crops conventionally grown for food. And therein lies the danger to our food system. The amount of arable land for food production will be reduced and at the same time the integrity of the food system will be threatened as well. There are only a few more days to comment on the docket which expires on November 24, 2008. I'm as realistic as the next person, but all we can do is speak out against the madness. There are 3 links to commenting. This first requires composing your own comment and the most effort: Dear UCS supporters, Thank you for signing up to submit personalized comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regarding its proposed overhaul of regulations of genetically engineered (GE) crops. As you know, UCS is focusing particularly on aspects of the proposal that deal with GE crops grown to produce drugs and industrial chemicals (pharma crops). The full text of the proposed regulations may be found at: http: //edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23584.pdf [delete the space] https: //secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1741&JServSessionIdr004=scdp7epwp1.app306a [delete the space] and here: http: //ga3.org/campaign/GMOregs [delete the space] The food supply and environment belong to all of us. If we object to this policy, We have a responsibility to speak up. Don't be fooled by industry/government mouth-pieces. Gene flow happens. Contamination of seed and supply happens. Remember the LL601, LL602, and LL062 rice fiascos in the US? We didn't know until our exports were rejected. In the end, there was never any conclusive explanation; they were classified as acts of God or some other nonsense, if you can actually swallow that whole. The government scientists and their industrial advisors said it wouldn't/couldn't happen. And don't forget the Starlink corn contaminations as well...And the 2002 contamination of soy for human consumption with corn containing a pig vaccine. These types of contaminations in the environment and industrial supply system are inevitable per all of the experts. The only truly arguable point is the significance of the contamination. The government and industrial experts have dismissed it as "of negligible concern." What do you think? How significant is the integrity and purity of your food supply? If it matters to you, let them know. Gene flow doesn't respect any borders. “Genetic modification may lead to plastic produced directly in the plant. If such ‘plastic crops’ were to contaminate the food supply, this would raise serious environmental and health problems”

That above directly from your article would be even more likely if this USDA proposal to loosen the regulation of industrial and pharma crops is enacted into law. These products would be pharmed in crops conventionally grown for food. And therein lies the danger to our food system. The amount of arable land for food production will be reduced and at the same time the integrity of the food system will be threatened as well.

There are only a few more days to comment on the docket which expires on November 24, 2008. I’m as realistic as the next person, but all we can do is speak out against the madness.

There are 3 links to commenting. This first requires composing your own comment and the most effort:

Dear UCS supporters,

Thank you for signing up to submit personalized comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regarding its proposed overhaul of regulations of genetically engineered (GE) crops. As you know, UCS is focusing particularly on aspects of the proposal that deal with GE crops grown to produce drugs and industrial chemicals (pharma crops).

The full text of the proposed regulations may be found at:
http: //edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23584.pdf [delete the space]

https: //secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1741&JServSessionIdr004=scdp7epwp1.app306a [delete the space]

and here:

http: //ga3.org/campaign/GMOregs [delete the space]

The food supply and environment belong to all of us. If we object to this policy, We have a responsibility to speak up. Don’t be fooled by industry/government mouth-pieces. Gene flow happens. Contamination of seed and supply happens. Remember the LL601, LL602, and LL062 rice fiascos in the US? We didn’t know until our exports were rejected. In the end, there was never any conclusive explanation; they were classified as acts of God or some other nonsense, if you can actually swallow that whole. The government scientists and their industrial advisors said it wouldn’t/couldn’t happen. And don’t forget the Starlink corn contaminations as well…And the 2002 contamination of soy for human consumption with corn containing a pig vaccine. These types of contaminations in the environment and industrial supply system are inevitable per all of the experts. The only truly arguable point is the significance of the contamination. The government and industrial experts have dismissed it as “of negligible concern.” What do you think? How significant is the integrity and purity of your food supply? If it matters to you, let them know. Gene flow doesn’t respect any borders.

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