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	Protect Our Food

jetcloud

7-8-2008 6:48 PM

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biotechnology, genetically engineered microbes, fungi, and animal cells, contaminate food supply

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"These "pharma crops" have been grown outdoors in 35 states. They threaten to mix with food crops and contaminate our food supply, with serious implications for public health, farmers, and food producers."

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