Re: [Ekodum] GM potraviny

[Bronislav Bechník <bechnik.b AT fce.vutbr.cz>]

existuje někde překlad?
někteří mí kamarádi ovládají francouzštinu, norštinu, němčinu,
ale ne angličtinu
Broněk B
----- Original Message -----
From: František Kurtin <kurtin AT ekodum.cz>
To: Ekologicke stavebnictvi <ekodum AT fsv.cvut.cz>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 7:11 AM
Subject: [Ekodum] GM potraviny


> Pokud jste také proti geneticky modifikovaným potravinám a jejich
zavlečení
> k nám, můžete proto nyní něco udělat.
> Franta Kurtin
>
>
> George Bush is using the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to force-feed you
> genetically modified food! You can help stop them: BITE BACK!
>
> Biotech companies have invested billions into genetically modified foods
> that nobody needs and nobody wants. Such products (known as GMOs) take
away
> consumer choice, make farmers dependent on big business and undermine food
> security in developing countries. Nobody knows what risks they pose to
> people's health and the environment.
>
> To force GMOs into global markets, George Bush has filed a legal dispute
at
> the WTO, accusing the European Union of blocking trade by restricting
GMOs.
> If successful, not only will the EU have to accept genetically modified
food
> and farming but so will the rest of the world.
>
> Stop them: BITE BACK and sign the Citizens' Objection to the WTO online at
> http://www.bite-back.org.
>
>
> Diky, že mail rozšíříte dále/Thank you for spreading the email.
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
>
> ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS
> SIGN ON TO LETTER DECRYING
> MONSANTO, BILL GATES PARTNERSHIP
>
> The Gates Foundation is donating $25 million for research to combat
> malnutrition using Genetic Engineering. David Fleming, Director of Global
> Health Strategies at the Gates Foundation said, "Vitamin and mineral
> deficiencies, which contribute to the deaths of millions of children each
> year, can be easily prevented by adding just a few key nutrients to staple
> foods."
>
> To put an end to this emerging partnership that will only support Monsanto
> morally and financially a sign on to a letter is being circulated by
> Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism to Bill and Melinda Gates. If
> you want to sign-on send your contact details (including your country) to
> the email address
> Stop_Gates AT yahoo.com
>
> Specify if it is an individual or organizational endorsement that you are
> making. Your
> signature will be included at the end of this letter.
>
> Dear Bill and Melinda Gates,
>
> Your generosity for supporting initiatives in education, world health and
> population, and community has gained worldwide recognition. However, your
> recent announcement that you are donating $25million for research in GM
food
> nutrition is based on some fallacious premises and will work against your
> stated mission and world-wide interest.
>
> Your investment ignores scientific evidence on the actual and potential
> risks of GMO and the benefit of superior alternatives (The Case for a GM
> Free Sustainable World, Independent Science Panel on GM). Citizens
worldwide
> have shown a preference for alternatives such as biodiversity-based
organic
> agriculture. Your contribution is thus
> NOT working for a safe and healthy nutrition, but is working AGAINST
science
> and democracy. We are strongly urging you to withdraw your $25 million to
> support a failing genetic engineering industry that is making false claims
> on improving nutrition
>
> The claim that Genetic Engineering is improving nutrition is
scientifically
> flawed. GM potato is claimed to contain 45% more protein than traditional
> potatoes. The protein content of the ordinary potato is 1.6 grams per 100
> grams. That is still nothing compared to 14.7gms of protein in100gm in
> Amaranth, or in peas (24.1 gm/100gm) or
> lentils (25.1 gm/100gm). According to Ramesh Bhat and S. Vasanthi of the
> National Institute of Nutrition at Hyderabad, to meet the RDA (Recommended
> Daily Allowance) for protein from GM potatoes alone,  the children would
> need to consume 1.5 kg of potatoes per day!
>
> The infamous Golden Rice would never solve Vitamin A deficiency because it
> only contains 30 microgram of Vit. A per 100 grams ofgrain. It is far more
> inferior compared to carrots (217-434 mcg/100mg), spinach (600mcg) or
radish
> leaves (750mcg).  In fact, one would have to consume 9 kg of cooked rice
> everyday to reach the RDA. Whereas eating two carrots a day would more
than
> satisfy the recommendation.
>
> Evidence from around the world, again and again confirms the failure of GM
c
> rops to deliver their promises. In 2002, the first commercial planting of
Bt
> cotton in India was wiped out while non-GM varieties performed well,
leaving
> GM planting farmers facing serious financial losses. A recent report from
> the UK field experiment clearly proved
> that GM crops significantly reduce wildlife, and they also find that
> contamination through pollination is many times higher than it was
> anticipated. (The Farm Scale Evaluations of spring-sown genetically
modified
> crops, UK). Scientific evidences all point the uncertainty and instability
> of genetic engineering. Moreover, no research has been conducted to
> determine the long-term effect of GM crops on our health and the
ecosystem.
>
> By supporting GM food, the industries and agencies that are pushing it
> undemocratically, you are threatening the choice of citizens around the
> world to have safe food. Only four countries are growing genetically
> modified crops, with the U.S. accounting for over 75%. And across the
world,
> only one company, Monsanto, accounts for 93% of GM crops grown. Most
people
> still firmly reject this technology. More than 35 countries, including the
> entire European Union have taken precautionary steps by restricting the
> growing and importation of GM foods, and requiring labeling of all foods
> with genetically modified ingredients. Many regions and cities around the
> world have even banned or imposed a moratorium on GMOs. Your funding of
GM,
> in effect, is creating a subsidy for Monsanto and undermining people's
> choice.
>
> By investing in GM food, you are increasing farmers' dependency on
corporate
> agribusiness, threatening food security and biodiversity. Because of this
> dependency, many farmers are locked into high debts and as a result,
farmer
> suicides, especially in developing countries, are increasing at an
alarming
> rate. There are no socio-economic
> benefit in GM crops because of the expensive seed costs and royalties
(Field
> Work: Weighing up the Costs and Benefits of GM Crops Strategy Unit of the
> Cabinet Office, UK). Instead of working for the interest of public good,
you
> are favoring the interests of corporate agribusinesses.
>
> Millions of farmers around the world have demonstrated that they can
produce
> sufficient nutritious food in a sustainable manner, without GMOs. 208
> sustainable agriculture projects in 52 developing countries have shown
> productivity increases from 50 to 100%. (Reducing Food Poverty by
Increasing
> Agriculture Sustainability in Developing Countries, J. N. Pretty et al.).
If
> you really care about improving the health and nutrition of 3rd world
> communities we urge you to use your money to directly support small
> farmer-centered programs for biodiversity conservation and agro-ecology.
>
> Signed,
>
> Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and
> Ecology.  Mae-wan Ho, Institute of Science in Society (I-SIS) Caroline
> Lucas, Member of the European Parliament, Green Party, UK
> Brian Tokar, Institute for Social Ecology
> Beth Burrows, Edmonds Institute
> Philip L.Bereano, University of Washington
> Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
> Californians for GE Free Agriculture
> Center for Ethics and Toxics (CETOS)
> Organic Consumers Asssociation
>
>
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