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Allergy to Bt cotton?
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 03:23:34 GMT, Mooshie peas
wrote: On 18 Aug 2003 23:01:13 GMT, Brian Sandle posted: Brian Sandle wrote: On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 10:11:25 +1200 Brian Harmer wrote: ***** NO SPRAY WORRIES SAYS HEALTH MINISTRY ------------------------------------- The Ministry of Health says it is not yet concerned over the health effects of the Painted Apple Moth spraying programme - despite receiving more than 3000 complaints. Most of the concerns relate to asthma and irritation to eyes, nose and throat from the spray used in Auckland. Around 1100 people have taken these complaints to a doctor associated with the Painted Apple Moth support service. Director of Public Health, Colin Tukuitonga will keep a watching brief on the programme and raise concerns with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry if they are deemed serious enough. ***** The spray is Bt. Bt has been genetically engineered into cotton plants in an attempt to resist the boll weevil, and they are quite widely planted. Would the lint from Bt cotton undergarments cause any people more lung/eye irritation than non-Bt cotton? I think we do get nutrition through our lungs. Some things are directly absorbed and some broken down a bit? If Bt cotton is in the lungs will there be byssinosis more frequently than for non-Bt? This reminds me of the story I read long time ago of the aerial crop duster who thoroughly cleaned his tanks and filled up with water flavoured with dark grape juice (toxically purple). He then deliberately oversprayed a residential area, and the influx of diseased and dying residents was overwhelming And cotton crops are often sprayed to kill the leaves prior to the bolls being harvested. Cath |
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