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GENETIC ENGINEERED ORGANISM RELEASE ILLEGALLY IN ARGENTINA
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WASHINGTON -- The National Institute of Health has been
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petitioned to immediately investigate and impose sanctions
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against an American geneic engineering company which is releasing
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a recombinant DNA vacine in Argentina without notifying either
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the United States or Argentine governments.
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Jeremy Rifkin, who heads the Foundation on Economic Trends,
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a public watchdog on the geneic engineering field, charged that
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the Winstar Institute of Philadelphia was conducting tests of the
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vaccine without complying with the NIH guidelines on recombinant
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DNA research.
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Rifkin's petition calls for the NHI to investigate Wistar's
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violations of Part III-a of the guidelines, which are applicable
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to experiments and projects done abraod to to impose significant
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penalties against Wistar.
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"If no significant sanctions are imposed on Winstar
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Institute, other institutions will follow its example and will
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engage in irresponsible 'shopping' for countries with little or
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no biotechnology experience or knowledge to regulate it in which
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to conduct their experiments," charged Rifkin.
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Public reaction to this field test has been growing since it
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was first disclosed two months ago. Argentina halted the tests
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and has repeatedly expesssed outrage about the content and manner
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of Winstar's action. Winstar has publicly stated that U.S.
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regulations do not apply to field tests conducted outside of the
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U.S.
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Winstar has received millions of dollars in NHI funds and at
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this time the NHI appears to be ignor the company's viloation of
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its own guidelines.
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For more information contact Foundation on Economic Treads,
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1130 17th St.,NW, Suite 630, Washington, DC 20036 - Telephone
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(202) 466-2823
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30, Washington
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