The following came over on another mailing list. Does anyone know
more about this? Including a pointer to where to find the speech.
> From Congress Daily, May 3, 1999
>
> Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Glickman late last week warned
> students and professors at Purdue University not to put "all of our
> eggs in the biotech basket," and compared enthusiasm for biotech to
> past enthusiasms for nuclear energy and Asian financial markets. In
> a speech delivered Thursday and released by the Agriculture
> Department over the weekend, Glickman said that, while
> "biotechnology can be an indispensable tool ... we have to be
> careful about ratcheting up the expectations on some of these
> technologies. ... We have a way in this country of latching on to
> solutions, pursuing them to the exclusion of others, and then
> watching them sometimes backfire." Noting that two British grocery
> chains last week said they will attempt to eliminate products with
> genetically modified ingredients, Glickman also told the Purdue
> audience that "we can't force these genetically engineered food
> products down people's throats," and said U.S. manufacturers of
> genetically modified organisms have a responsibility to educate
> foreign buyers and consumers. - by Jerry Hagstrom
Thanks in advance.
peace
misha
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