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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Tell USDA to Keep Drugs Out of Our Food!

A Canadian company is poised to ramp up production of genetically engineered safflower to 1,000 acres in Washington State. The company has engineered the safflower plant—typically grown for the vegetable oil obtained from its seeds—to produce a drug to boost the immune systems of farmed shrimp.
Growing drug-producing food crops outdoors poses risks to public health and threatens the economic well-being of farmers because these crops are likely to contaminate our food supply.
Urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fulfill its responsibility for protecting our food by banning drug-producing safflower and other “pharma” food crops grown outdoors.

Take Action: http://ucsaction.org/campaign/2_21_07pharma_safflower?rk=ZdLbfMY15_zYW

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