Author Topic: Think by avoiding vaccinations avoiding aborted fetuses? (Read 1220 times)

parentsfortruth · « **on:** March 30, 2011, 11:02:53 PM »

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biotech-company-using-cell-lines-from-aborted-babies-in-food-enhancement-te

LARGO, Florida, March 29, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pepsico, Kraft Foods, and Nestlé are among the corporations partnered with a biotech company found using aborted fetal cell lines to test food flavor enhancers, according to a pro-life watchdog group.

The internationally recognized biotech company, Senomyx, boasts innovation and success in “flavour programs” designed to reduce MSG, sugar and salt in food and beverage products. Senomyx notes their collaborators provide them research and development funding plus royalties on sales of products using their flavor ingredients.

Pro-life watchdog group, Children of God for Life (CGL), has called upon the public to target the major corporations in a boycott, unless the company ceases to use aborted fetal cell lines in their product testing.

“Using isolated human taste receptors,” the Senomyx website claims, “we created proprietary taste receptor-based assay systems that provide a biochemical or electronic readout when a flavor ingredient interacts with the receptor.”

“What they do not tell the public is that they are using HEK 293 – human embryonic kidney cells taken from an electively aborted baby to produce those receptors,” stated Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director for CGL, the watch dog group that has been monitoring the use of aborted fetal material in medical products and cosmetics for years.

“They could have easily chosen COS (monkey) cells, Chinese Hamster Ovary cells, insect cells or other morally obtained human cells expressing the G protein for taste receptors,” Vinnedge added.

Responses from major corporations to CGL’s letter campaign succeeded in warning the pro-life watchdog that these companies would need significant public pressure to admit involvement in and convince them of the need to change Senomyx’s unethical testing methods.

After three letters, Nestlé finally admitted the truth about their relationship with Senomyx, noting the cell line was “well established in scientific research”.

Pepsico wrote: “We hope you are reassured to learn that our collaboration with Senomyx is strictly limited to creating lower-calorie, great-tasting beverages for consumers. This will help us achieve our commitment to reduce added sugar per serving by 25% in key brands in key markets over the next decade and ultimately help people live healthier lives.”

“If enough people voice their outrage and intent to boycott these consumer products, it can be highly effective in convincing Senomyx to change their methods”, Vinnedge noted. “Otherwise, we will be buying Coca-Cola, Lipton soups and Hershey products!”

Note: This article originally stated, based on information provided by CGL, that Solae and Campbell soup were also partnered with Senomyx. However, LSN has since learned that while both companies were in the past partnered with Senomyx, they no longer have a relationship with the company.

Go to the site to email the companies and tell them whatfor!

:barf:

parentsfortruth · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2011, 11:03:44 PM »

Update to this:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/update-solae-and-campbell-soup-no-longer-partnered-with-company-using-abort

LARGO, Florida, March 30, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After the release of information yesterday on corporations partnered with a biotech company found using aborted fetal cells lines in food flavor testing, LifeSiteNews.com has learned that two of those companies – Solae and Campbell Soup – are no longer partnered with the unethical testing company.

Solae wrote LSN that while their company did sign an agreement with Senomyx biotech company in 2007 and is listed on their website as a partner, they have not been in partnership for over a year.

“This letter is to inform you that Solae does not currently have an active relationship with Senomyx nor do we have any plans for one in the future at this time,” wrote Media Relations Specialist, Jennifer Starkey.

“Our recent recognition by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the ‘World’s Most Ethical’ companies for the second year in a row signifies how seriously we take ethical business practices both at Solae and with our collaborative partners. While we cannot speak to what Senomyx may or may not be doing to test food flavor enhancers, we can confirm that we are not involved in this for our products.”

Solae emphasized, “We live by four core values at Solae which include ethical behavior, respect for people, safety and health and environmental stewardship. We take all of these very seriously, and expect the same out of our innovation partners.”

Children of God for Life, the watchdog group that publicized Senomyx use of fetal cells, and its relationship with the other corporations, in a press release yesterday, also subsequently learned from Campbell Soup that they very recently ceased their partnership with Senomyx.

“I wanted to advise you that Campbell Soup Company completed its relationship with Senomyx earlier this month. We are no longer in partnership with Senomyx. This fact was discussed during the Senomyx conference call with its investors earlier this month,” Juli Mandel Sloves, Senior Manager for Campbell Soup Nutrition and Wellness Communications wrote to CGL.

Senomyx boasts innovation and success in “flavour programs” designed to reduce MSG, sugar and salt in food and beverage products.

But what the company does not make public is that they use “human embryonic kidney cells taken from an electively aborted baby,” said Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director for CGL, the watch dog group that has been monitoring the use of aborted fetal material in medical products and cosmetics for years.

Jehanne · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2011, 06:29:07 AM »

We did not vaccinate our last child, who is now 3-months old. During her 2-month appointment, the doctor was claiming, "I have never heard of vaccines being produced from aborted fetuses..." They are going to "dismiss" us from the practice if we do not vaccinate her, which, of course, we are not going to do.

Catholic Samurai · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2011, 07:46:46 PM »

I hope they arent already putting this... "stuff" in their products. I don't wanna have to confess to cannibalism next time I go to confession (though it wouldn't be my fault). :barf: