[Texgreen] GE safflower oil

[Craig MIller]

Did you know USDA is about to approve the commercial growing of genetically
engineered, drug-producing safflower in Washington State where many farms grow
organic safflower?

 

The USDA has a Draft Environmental Assessment on a permit application
(06-250-02r) from SemBioSys, Inc. for field-test to produce carp growth hormone
in GE Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds.

 

GE Pharm Safflower will be grown in three counties in Washington, Grant, Douglas
and Lincoln, but it can easily and quickly spread well beyond the ten farms by
seeds, animals, bees, wind and rain.

 

The GE safflower oil is a threat to organic safflower growers and consumers.

 

You can submit comments to the USDA Docket by March 7, 2007 expressing personal
concerns over growing of the GE safflower on ten farms in Washington State where
the acreage of the GE safflower crop may total 1,000 acres.

 

Go to the web page of the Union of Concerned Scientists at to submit comments to
USDA: http://ucsaction.org/campaign/2_21_07pharma_safflower

 

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION as soon as possible since the deadline is March
7th. USDA will accept comments postmarked or emailed after March 7th but it is
not legally bound to consider them.


Thanks,

Neil

*******************************************************************************
NEIL J. CARMAN, PH.D.

Volunteer scientist on Sierra Club's Genetic Engineering Committee

http://www.sierraclub.org/biotech

1202 San Antonio street
Austin, Texas 78701
512-472-1767 Phone
512-477-8526 Fax

Email: Neil_Carman@greenbuilder.com

*******************************************************************************

 

________________________________________________
Get your own "800" number
Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more
http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag