Yesterday on another site there were some comments about the Morningstar Farm products and especially the corn dogs being recalled. I sent an e-mail to them and got a long reply. I don't know how to cut and paste the answer here. So, if you are interested, go to their web site and then e-mail them.
Cut and paste instructions, Go to where you want to start and click the left button on your mouse, while holding this button down move your mouse to the end of what you are copying and release prest ctrl+C then go to where you want to paste it and press ctrl+V and its done.
It may have something to do w/ that gentically modified corn. I heard a blurb on the radio about it supposedly showing up in some veggie hot dogs. It's that same corn that supposedly has not been approved for human consumption. The same think happened recently w/ it being in taco shells.
That's all I know, though.
Last edited by StraitLover; 03-13-2001 at 03:09 PM.
You could just right click on the mouse and choose "select all" then right click again on the highlighted part and click copy. Then go to your reply and right click on paste. I never "cut" and paste. Once you do that thats usually it unless you restore it. Either way works.
A point that should be made: the Morningstar controversy was initiated when a (rather radical) third party made allegations that a particular kind of genetically-altered corn was used in their products. Morningstar was not aware of the problem, and is currently testing (as are independent labs)---it has NOT been established that the particular corn was, in fact, used. Morningstar does admit that they inadvertently used biotech soy provided by a vendor. They strive to use non-biotech ingredients because their customers prefer them; however, the safety of the products is not really questioned, and no recall has been issued.
It's been my observation that the media latches on to the "genetically-altered" catchphrase in order to stir up controversy; it makes a good teaser. However, most genetic modifications made in plants (and really, this has been done in a non-biotech way for centuries via selective breeding) produce plants that are hardier, or can resist pests without the use of pesticides, or possess some other desirable quality (larger fruit, larger yield per plant, etc.). There's really nothing very sinister about agricultural applications of genetic engineering.
Worthington Foods, Inc. is dedicated to serving and satisfying our consumers and
would like to summarize two recent issues regarding ingredients in our
Morningstar Farms(TM) products. We also want to assure our consumers that we
are taking all steps necessary to resolve these issues as soon as possible.
First, in regard to a report by Greenpeace of StarLink corn found in Morningstar
Farms(TM) meat-free Corn Dogs, we want to reassure our consumers that our
highest priority is the safety of our products, and that Worthington Foods uses
high quality ingredients. We have notified the Food and Drug Administration of
an allegation that a third party testing lab found StarLink corn in Morningstar
Farms(TM) meat free Corn Dogs product with the code 10040NPB and we are sending
the product to an independent lab for testing. In the event that our laboratory
test results are positive for StarLink, Worthington will certainly comply with
the FDA regulations. It is very important to us that our consumers have
complete confidence in the quality of all Morningstar Farms(TM) products.
Although Starlink corn has not been approved for food, America's leading
allergists, the scientific community, EPA and USDA officials have all repeatedly
stated that StarLink corn represents no immediate health concern.
Second, we recently became aware of an error in the supply of one soy ingredient
used in Worthington Foods products.
Before being acquired by Kellogg Company, Worthington had decided to examine the
possibility of using non-biotech ingredient sources, recognizing that consumers
of these products might prefer this option. While we have been specifying
non-biotech soy protein to our suppliers for some time, we recently discovered
that some biotech soy protein had been used in our products. Our supplier has
corrected this error and our quality control procedures will help ensure that we
receive soy protein which is not biotech.
We want to reassure our consumers that we are taking all appropriate actions to
correct this error regarding soy protein. While this is not a labeling issue,
Worthington Foods has never claimed that our products were biotech-free. We
have every intention of continuing to produce our products with non-biotech soy
protein and we continue to pursue supplier options for other non-biotech
ingredients.
We apologize to our loyal consumers for this error. It was not our intent to
misinform anyone on this issue.
Consumer Affairs
Worthington Foods, Inc.
Kelly S - thanks for the directions. This was so easy to do. Sometimes I really feel computer illiterate. You are so helpful.
The company is now conducting a voluntary recall of all its meatless corn dog products. The information number is 1-877-924-4247. They are issuing coupons to replace the recalled products.
