[Imc-radio] Re: [Imc] UIUC's GMO pigs in food supply

[Clint Popetz]

> > FDA Investigates University's Sale of Pigs From Biotech
> > Experiment; Pigs Should Have Been Destroyed
> >
> > The Associated Press
> >
> > WASHINGTON Feb. 5 — Pigs that were supposed to be destroyed after
> > a genetic engineering study may have entered the nation's food
> > supply, federal health officials said Wednesday although they
> > insisted the incident posed no risk to people's health.
> >
> > The Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating whether
> > scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> > violated regulations requiring them to destroy all pigs involved
> > in the research. Instead, the university may have sent 386 of the
> > animals to a livestock dealer who in turn may have sent them to
> > slaughter, the FDA said.

On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 12:35:03PM -0600, Sascha Meinrath wrote:
> has anyone pitched this to FSRN?  it's a local issue of national
> importance.

I will work with anyone to help them produce this story, if they take
the initiative.  I can also do the pitch to FSRN, if I know someone is
going to do the work.

				-Clint