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> From: MoonBranch Botanicals <moonbranch at earthlink.net>
> To: Conrad Richter <conrad at richters.com>,
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> From: "Terressentials" <terressentials at mailworks.org>
> To: "MoonBranch Botanicals" <moonbranch at earthlink.net>, "Conrad
>        Richter"        <conrad at richters.com>,
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> Excellent points, Robin!
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> Thank you for speaking out and articulating our concerns.
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> Regards,
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> Diana Kaye
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> ----- Original message -----
> From: "MoonBranch Botanicals" <moonbranch at earthlink.net>
> To: "Conrad Richter" <conrad at richters.com>,
> mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:01:43 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:47:04 -0500
> From: Gena Fleming <genafleming at gmail.com>
> To: MoonBranch Botanicals <moonbranch at earthlink.net>
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> I agree with Robin wholeheartedly.  This is an extremely dangerous and
> ill-advised precedent.   It is quite presumptuous to put regulatory
> agencies
> in charge of white-listing living organisms allowed in the country.  I'm
> sure, in the current frame of mind, many medicinal plants would not make
> the
> list.
>
> Many of the problems associated with invasives occurred because these
> plants
> or other organisms were strategically and massively introduced for erosion
> control or biocontrol by government agencies, not because they were grown
> as
> crops or by gardeners.,.  Are we going to put these same agencies in charge
> of "white-listing" life?
>
> And here's something else to consider.  The "regulation" of genetically
> altered plants is actually a path of De-regulation.  Ultimately, the
> corporations behind the patented, genetically engineered plants petition
> for
> NON-regulated status by APHIS.  (For a current list of genetically
> enginered
> non-regulated plants or those that are pending noregulated status see
> http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/not_reg.html ).   That means they
> can no longer be regulated.  Already, genetically engineered eucalyptus is
> petitioning for non-regulated status.  Eventually, this list may include
> other genetically engineered forest trees as well plants such as corn
> engineered to grow human insulin or other pharmaceuticals.
>
> Does attainment of non-regulation mean they are automatically
> white-listed?
>
> Let's look down the road.
>
> best regards,
>
> Gena Fleming
> Jade Fountain Healthcare
>
> On 24 October 2010 12:01, MoonBranch Botanicals <moonbranch at earthlink.net
> >wrote:
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> > While I understand the concern regarding the introduction of new problem
> > plants, this approach seems a bit bizarre. More puzzling is the attention
> > paid to this issue regarding the movement of living things across
> > geopolitical (meaningless from the standpoint of the natural world)
> > boundaries, while these same governments pay little attention to the
> > equivalent biological "weapons of mass destruction" like the introduction
> of
> > GE salmon and other genetically modified organisms into our biosphere.
> >
> > These governments seem far more interested in the bottom line of
> > multinational corporations than the common good. We see this agenda
> played
> > out daily in policies that are enacted and that while sounding
> beneficial,
> > often upon deeper investigation we see that they play into the financial
> > goals and bottom line of these same corporations.
> >
> > It is not my intent here to place blame or to paint all of those vested
> > with the authority of overseeing our interests with the same broad brush.
> > However we must remember that these same entities were often the very
> ones
> > responsible for the introduction of many of our greatest plant pests
> today
> > such as kudzu and multiflora rose. The bottom line here is that agencies
> are
> > staffed by people and people make mistakes.
> >
> > Once again, I believe the focus of those charged with protecting our
> > interests should go after real and imminent threats instead of potential
> or
> > even imaginary ones. USDA, FDA, and the EPA should be looking at those
> > organisms that have no track record outside the laboratory and as such
> have
> > to potential to unleash unimaginable consequences.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Robin A. Suggs
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Conrad Richter
> > Sent: Oct 24, 2010 3:53 AM
> > To: mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
> > Subject: [MPWG] Fwd:
> >
> >
> > *"WHITE LIST" OF AUTHORIZED PLANTS (Canada and U.S.)*
> >
> > The U.S. and Canadian governments are planning to introduce a "white
> list"
> > of plants that are allowed entry into each country under a joint
> Canada-USA
> > greenhouse certification program. The United States Department of
> > Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are
> > requesting comments from stakeholders on a proposal to replace the
> current
> > list of prohibited plants with this new list of allowed plants. What this
> > means is that if a plant is not on the allowed list it cannot enter the
> U.S.
> > from Canada or vice versa. Many thousands of plants including many herbs
> > will be barred entry under the proposal.
> >
> > This change is highly significant for both countries because it appears
> to
> > be a first attempt to implement a controversal "white list" approach to
> the
> > control of cross-border plant movement. The proposed "white list" is far
> > more restrictive than the current "black list" of prohibited plants that
> has
> > been in place since the inception of the binational Greenhouse
> Certification
> > Program in 1996. The proposed "white list" of allowed plants includes
> less
> > than 1000 plant genera, out of over 12,600 genera of flowering plants
> known
> > to man. The current "black list" of prohibited plants has fewer than 100
> > genera.
> >
> > Some suggest that the powerful anti-invasives movement in the U.S. is
> > behind the push to introduce "white lists" of plants that are allowed
> into
> > the country. While invasives are a problem for both countries, the new
> list
> > will affect thousands of plants already in the horticultural trade, and
> will
> > limit the introduction of new plants to gardeners.
> >
> > For gardeners, it is worth reflecting a moment on how many new plants
> that
> > you have enjoyed growing over the past 10-20 years, and how many of them
> > might not have been available to you had this "white list" been in place.
> >
> > Gardeners, herbalists, commercial growers, and the gardening and herbal
> > media are encouraged to submit comments.
> >
> > *The deadline for comments is October 31, 2010.*
> >
> > *United States*: Email your comments to Michael D. Ward, Senior
> > Accreditation Projects Manager, USDA-APHIS-PPQ (
> > michael.d.ward at aphis.usda.gov)<
> michael.d.ward at aphis.usda.gov?Subject=GCP%20Comments>
> >
> > *Canada*: Email your comments to the CFIA (horticulture at inspection.gc.ca
> <horticulture at inspection.gc.ca?Subject=comments>
> > )
> >
> > The relevant documents, including the proposed lists of authorized genera
> > and families, are available here<
> http://www.richters.com/newdisplay.cgi?page=Issues/documents.html>
> > .
> >
> > --
> > \_\  RICHTERS HERBS
> > / /  Goodwood, ON, L0C 1A0, Canada
> > \_\  Tel +1.905.640.6677  Fax +1.905.640.6641
> > /_/  http://www.richters.com
> >
> > Robin Alton Suggs
> > MoonBranch Botanicals
> > 5294 Yellow Creek Road
> > Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771
> > USA
> >
> > Telephone: 828.479.2788
> > Email: moonbranch at earthlink.net
> > www.moonbranch.com
> >              &www.localharvest.org/store/M16074
> >
> > Member:
> > Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project; Farm Partner
> > Green Products Alliance
> > North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines
> > North Carolina Goodness Grows/NCDA&CS
> > Southwestern North Carolina RC&D Council
> > United Plant Savers
> >
> > "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the
> road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it"
> > - Matthew 7:13
> >
> >
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