[Imc-newsroom] RE: FSRN headline possibility today (fwd)

[Danielle Chynoweth]

FYI, from Randi

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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:58:39 -0500 
From: Randi Zimmerman <RandiZ at WMNF.org>
To: 'Danielle Chynoweth' <chyn at ojctech.com>
Subject: RE: FSRN headline possibility today

I got this one covered for today.  But definately make sure the IMC folks
ask Kata about a feature.

Hope you're well.

Randi

The Food and Drug Administration is recalling genetically altered piglets
that were inadvertently released into U.S. food supply.  As many as 386
piglets were sold to a livestock broker by the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign campus.  Researchers at the university engineered the
animals with one cow gene intended to increase milk production; and another
synthetic gene so the piglets could better digest the milk.  University
researchers say they only released the piglets that came up clear for the
genes eight times.  At a quickly organized press conference yesterday, the
FDA chief said the piglets do not pose a threat the consumers.  But added
the university should have gotten direct approval before they sent the pigs
to the market.