Re: Fw: CABNLIST: Fw: Genetic Engineered Food Vote on CNN site

Betsy Levy (blevy@mail.utexas.edu)
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:29:43 -0600

Thought you'd enjoy an update - vote's swung the other way, more than 60%
against. About 1,600 have voted so far.

At 09:58 AM 10/30/98 -0500, Jim and Jo at Five Springs Farm wrote:
>This looks like a worthwhile place to vote. The numbers have improved
>significantly from those reported below.
>
>Jo and Jim at Five Springs Farm (and "The Community Farm" newsletter)
>
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>> From: john hammar <hammarwrkinc@advi.net>
>> To: list cabn <cabnlist@coopamerica.org>
>> Subject: CABNLIST: Fw: Genetic Engineered Food Vote on CNN site
>> Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 8:30 AM
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anuradha Mittal <amittal@foodfirst.org>
>> To: fianusa-news@igc.org <fianusa-news@igc.org>
>> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 11:07 PM
>> Subject: Genetic Engineered Food Vote on CNN site
>>
>>
>> >YOUR VOTE IS CRITICAL!!! ON GE FOODS
>> >
>> >VOTE "NO" TO OPPOSE GE FOODS
>> >
>> >http://www.europe.cnn.com/TECH/science/9810/23/environ.gene.brit.reut/
>> >
>> >Dear Friends,
>> >
>> >Another poll is being taken regarding whether or not you would buy food
>> that
>> >has been genetically engineered. Please go to the above site and vote
>NO.
>> >Results when I voted a few minutes ago were appalling: 64% YES, 36% NO.
>> The
>> >good news is that only 800 people had voted. We can change those
>> percentages
>> >with your participation.
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >John Fagan
>> >Dr. John Fagan
>> >Professor of Molecular Biology
>> >Maharishi University of Management
>> >1000 North 4th Street
>> >Fairfield, Iowa 52557
>> >Phone: 515 472 1111
>> >Fax: 515 472 5725
>> >email: jfagan@mum.edu
>> >
>> >
>> >Anuradha Mittal
>> >Policy Director
>> >Institute for Food and Development Policy - Food First
>> >398 60th Street, Oakland, CA 94618
>> >Phone: (510) 654-4400 Fax: (510) 654-4551
>> >http://www.foodfirst.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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