Re: [Ekodum] GM potraviny

[František Kurtin <kurtin AT ekodum.cz>]

O překladu nevím, ale stránka http://www.bite-back.org (kde je text a
formulář) má volitelnou španělštinu, angličtinu, ruštinu, němčinu,
francouzštinu.
Franta

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bronislav Bechník" <bechnik.b AT fce.vutbr.cz>
To: "Ekologicke stavebnictvi" <ekodum AT fsv.cvut.cz>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Ekodum] GM potraviny


> 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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